EU Proposes Regulating AI Chatbots' Addictive Design

It defines features that mimic personal relationships and continuously prompt dialogue as addictive, targeting AI companions and conversational bots. The bill restricts infinite scrolling, autoplay, and manipulative notifications on social platforms, bans dark patterns in e-commerce such as fake stockouts or auto-subscription, and introduces up to 6% of global annual revenue as penalties for severe violations.

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