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People under the age of 18 should not be able to interact with AI companion chatbots outside of strictly educational circumstances. It continues to put lives and the mental health of our youth at risk. I am introducing the House version of @SenHawleyPress’s GUARD Act alongside @RepBlakeMoore. This bill would ban AI companion chatbots for minors and establish criminal penalties for companies that allow minors to access AI companions that produce sexual content. We are also grateful for the endorsement from @JusticeDotOrg and @NCYPAlliance on this piece of legislation. I understand that some people have concerns that this legislation may be too broad or aggressive—but lives are at stake. I would much rather support AI regulations that are too strict and subsequently adjust, than the current lack of regulations that are putting our communities at risk. As we move forward, I continue to explore all routes to regulate AI and ensure the harmful effects of this technology are not felt by our communities.

The full text for HR 8250, the proposed Federal law which would require all Operating Systems to implement Age Verification, has just been made publicly available. It is short, poorly written, clearly not at all thought out, and almost entirely devoid of specifics. Some key points: - The bill does not specify how age verification would work at all. It states that the Federal Trade Commission would have 180 days to specify the exact mechanism and requirements for Age Verification within the Operating Systems. - The Federal Trade Commission would also specify data storage protection requirements as well as requirements for how the Operating System must provide access to collected user data. - This bill would apply to ALL Operating Systems. Everything from Windows to Linux to embedded systems. Yes, even to a smart refrigerator. The “Operating System” definition is incredibly broad. - The law will be considered in effect 1 year from the date it is enacted. - Violations of the law will be handled under the Federal Trade Commission Act. - It is given the “Short Title” of “Parents Decide Act”. congress.gov/bill/119th-con…

A new national law has been introduced to require all Operating Systems to have mandatory Age Verification. House Resolution 8250 : “To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes.” The Federal bill was introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Democrat from New Jersey. And is co-sponsored by Elise M. Stefanik, Republican from New York. The full text of the bill has not yet been made publicly available (but is expected shortly). congress.gov/bill/119th-con…