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Comment by James P. Steyer

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Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media
Three in four teens use AI companions, but the research is clear that no one under 18 should use unsafe AI companion chatbots. Through strong, privacy-protective age assurance measures and clear feature-based guardrails on chatbots, this legislation will help to keep unsafe AI companion chatbots away from kids in New York.
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James P. Steyer, quoted in New York State Senate press release on child chatbot protections, January 29, 2026.
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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors
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AI Verified Steyer's quote endorses strong privacy-protective age assurance and guardrails to keep unsafe AI companion chatbots away from kids, matching the statement on age verification and content safeguards for minors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Steyer's quote explicitly supports age assurance and guardrails for unsafe AI companion chatbots, so the recorded vote answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official NY Senate press release dated 2026-01-29 includes James P. Steyer saying: 'Three in four teens use AI companions...'. Exact match to source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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