U.S. Senator Katie Britt, R-Alabama, said Congress needs to take a look at how children and teenagers are using artificial intelligence chatbots, warning they can expose young people to sexual content, mental health risks and a false sense of human connection.

Britt spoke this week at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing focused on the risks presented by AI.

She pointed to reports of chatbots engaging in “sensual” conversations with minors and said companies that allow that should be held accountable.

“It is sick and twisted,” said Britt. “These are minors, and we should not tolerate any business model that puts them in harm’s way.”

Witnesses at the hearing included Dr. Mitch Prinstein, chief science officer for the American Psychological Association. H

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