Proposal to Ban AI Companions for Minors Advances in Senate

Proposal to ban AI companions for minors advances in Senate

As the GUARD Act awaits floor action, other state and federal moves to limit such chatbots among children and teens are also gaining traction.

Congress Never Regulated Social Media. Here Comes AI.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), right, is the lead author of the GUARD Act.The more American life has become wrapped around our smartphones, the less we seem to like it.Parents and children don’t always agree on much, but many are aligned on this. In a pair of 2024 surveys conducted by The Harris Poll, 55% of American parents said they wished social media had never been invented. 40% of Gen Z respondents said the same. Dissatisfaction was even higher w…