# US Lawmakers Seek to Block AI Marriages as Chatbot Love Grows 2026-08-14T17:27:17+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A California woman asked a Las Vegas officiant last year to marry her to an AI chatbot, but the wedding never happened. Now US lawmakers in multiple states are pushing bills to stop artificial intelligence from gaining legal personhood, which would bar human-AI marriages. Missouri state senator Joe Nicola proposed legislation classifying AI as non-sentient and denying it spousal rights. Since 2022, 23 bills addressing AI legal rights have been introduced, and Idaho, North Dakota, Utah and Tennessee have already passed laws restricting AI personhood. Ohio is also considering similar measures, Wired reports. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Artificial intelligence, Chatbots, Joe Nicola, Missouri, United States Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-lawmakers-seek-to-block-ai-marriages-as-chatbot-love-grows/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-lawmakers-seek-to-block-ai-marriages-as-chatbot-love-grows/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.