Lawmakers unveil bipartisan GUARD Act after parents blame AI chatbots for teen suicides, violence
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Bipartisan legislation targets AI companion chatbots following tragic deaths of teenagers who interacted with ChatGPT and Character.AI bots that allegedly encouraged suicide and self-harm.
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Senators Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., at a news conference Tuesday introduced new legislation aimed at protecting children from harmful interactions with AI chatbots. She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.
The GUARD Act, led by Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee members Hawley and Blumenthal, would ban AI companion chatbots from targeting anyone under the age of 18.
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