The GUARD Act just passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, and would prohibit companies from letting kids under 18 interact with what the legislation calls "AI companions.”
The GUARD Act is a bipartisan bill that would prohibit companies from letting kids under 18 interact with what the legislation calls "AI companions,” which are chatbots designed to encourage the simulation of an interpersonal relationship.
This comes after some harrowing stories of teenagers who developed relationships with chatbots and then harmed themselves or others. The bill just passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes talks about this with Ashley Gold, a senior tech policy reporter at Axios.
“S.3062 - GUARD Act” from Congress.gov
“Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project lawsuits accuse ChatGPT of emotional manipulation, supercharging AI delusions, and acting as a ‘suicide coach’” from Social Media Victims Law Center
“An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges” from the Associated Press
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