Authored and is championing the CHAT Act, which would require AI companion chatbot operators to verify users' ages, bar minors from sexually explicit content, and obtain verifiable parental consent for minors.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Authored and is championing the CHAT Act, which would require AI companion chatbot operators to verify users' ages, bar minors from sexually…”

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Office of U.S. Senator Jon Hustedhttps://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-leads-bill-to-protect-children-from-ai-companion-chatbots-sexual-content/ ↗
“I wrote this bill to help parents keep their kids safe and make sure Americans harness the benefits of AI while putting strong safeguards in place to protect Ohio families.”