COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) hopes to regulate student interactions with AI, proposing age verification for AI chatbots.

"AI is an emerging technology that is going to be part of every aspect of our lives and our economy, and we have to prepare students for it, both the good and the bad," Husted said.

Husted introduced two AI regulatory bills this month, suggesting laws to include AI in K-12 education and to protect minors who use AI chatbots. Husted said his Recommending Artificial Intelligence Standards in Education (RAISE) Act and Children Harmed by AI Technology (CHAT) Act would help America balance the benefits of competitive AI use while mitigating harmful components.

The CHAT Act would require chatbots to bar minor users from accessing sexually explicit materi

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