U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is advocating for a ban on AI companions for children.

The Democrat has introduced the GUARD Act with Republican Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Katie Britt of Alabama, and fellow Democrats Mark Warner of Virginia and Chris Murphy of Connecticut.

The bipartisan bill would impose criminal and civil penalties for violations, Blumenthal said in Hartford on Monday.

“AI chatbots for children would be prohibited,” he said.

The bill would also create new crimes for companies that make AI chatbots that solicit or produce sexual content that’s available to minors.

And companies would be required to verify the age of users.

“Second, it would mandate that AI chatbots disclose to everyone that they are not human. A lot of people feel there must be a hu

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