A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled Tuesday would govern kids and teens’ use of artificial intelligence chatbots by leaning on parental controls and would prohibit chatbots from using minors’ data for targeted advertising.
The bill comes ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee markup this week of a separate bill meant to address chatbots’ harms to young users and as members on both sides of the aisle and the Capitol grapple with how to best protect kids online without infringing on freedom of speech.
The bill’s unveiling also comes amid rising concern about AI ahead of the midterm elections and after recent testimony on Capitol Hill from parents of children who died by suicide after online interactions, including with AI chatbots.
