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Comment by Steve Padilla

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California State Senator (D-San Diego)
When a conversation between children and a chatbot goes wrong, the consequences can be dire. We need to strengthen our landmark protections to make certain our children are safe.
AI Verified (Jun 3, 2026)
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Steve Padilla, quoted in California Senate press release on SB 243, June 3, 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 Padilla's quoted press-release remarks are directly about chatbot protections for children and strengthening landmark protections, which is relevant to the statement on age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Padilla's quote clearly supports the AI chatbot protections for minors statement, so the recorded vote answer 'for' is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official California Senate press release dated 2026-04-22 quotes Steve Padilla with the same wording: 'When a conversation between children and a chatbot goes wrong, the consequences can be dire...'. Exact match to source. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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