Data Privacy

Connecticut Comprehensive AI Law — Companion Chatbots, Frontier Model Governance, and Employment AI

Connecticut enacted a comprehensive artificial intelligence law, signed May 27, 2026, establishing regulatory frameworks for companion chatbot design and disclosure, frontier AI model governance, and AI use in employment decisions; specific obligations, effective dates by provision, and enforcement mechanisms have not been confirmed from the primary statutory text. [UNVERIFIED — bill text not retrieved.]

FTC Enforcement Authority — Take It Down Act (Non-Consensual Intimate Images)

The Take It Down Act became effective May 19, 2026, requiring covered online platforms to establish a process for receiving and acting on notices of non-consensual intimate images (NCII), including AI-generated deepfakes, within 48 hours of notice; the FTC is authorized to enforce the Act against non-compliant platforms, and Hunton Privacy Blog reports that technology companies should be preparing for possible enforcement actions. [UNVERIFIED — statutory text not retrieved from primary source.]