N.Y. General Business Law Section 1701
Prohibitions and requirements

It shall be unlawful for any operator to operate for or provide an AI companion to a user unless such AI companion contains a protocol to take reasonable efforts for detecting and addressing suicidal ideation or expressions of self-harm expressed by a user to the AI companion, that includes but is not limited to, detection of user expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm, and a notification to the user that refers them to crisis service providers such as the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline under section 36.03 of the mental hygiene law, a crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services upon detection of such user’s expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm.

Source: Section 1701 — Prohibitions and requirements, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/GBS/1701 (updated Nov. 7, 2025; accessed Feb. 14, 2026).

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