Pennsylvania Regulating AI for Children Act (PA AI Children)
Regulates AI interactions with minors by requiring age verification for AI services, prohibiting minors from using AI companion chatbots, and criminalizing AI systems that solicit sexually explicit content from or encourage self-harm in minors. Penalties up to $100,000 per violation.
Key Provisions
What PA AI Children requires
Age verification required before minors can access AI services
Prohibits minors from using AI companion or relationship chatbots
Prohibits AI from soliciting sexually explicit content from minors
Prohibits AI from encouraging self-harm or suicide in minors
Penalties up to $100,000 per violation
Co-sponsored by Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D-133) and Rep. Chris Pielli (D-156)
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for PA AI Children
AI Minor Interaction
algorithmicControls AI chatbot and generative AI interactions with minor users, enforcing safety guardrails.
Age Gate
access controlEnforces age verification requirements and restricts access to age-inappropriate content or features.
CSAM Reporting
reportingAutomates detection and reporting workflows for child sexual abuse material across platforms.
AI Companion Block
contentBlocks AI companion and digital-friend products for minors per New York S9051 and equivalent statutes.
AI No-Simulated Companionship
contentBlocks AI products from simulating romantic, intimate, or therapeutic companionship with minor users.
AI No-Self-Harm Promotion
contentHard-blocks AI products from generating content that promotes, glorifies, or instructs on self-harm or suicide.
AI No-CSAM Generation
contentHard-blocks AI image and text models from generating or rendering child sexual abuse material under any prompt.
AI Chatbot Age Assertion
access controlRequires AI chatbot products to assert and verify the user's age band before any conversational interaction.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by PA AI Children
MCP Enforcement
Enforce PA AI Children with a single API call
// Enforce PA AI Children compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "PA_AI_CHILDREN",
rules: [
"ai_minor_interaction",
"age_gate",
"csam_reporting",
"ai_companion_block"]
}
→ ChatGPT enforcement applied ✓
→ Character.ai enforcement applied ✓
→ Snapchat My AI enforcement applied ✓
→ Meta AI enforcement applied ✓
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