Kara Williams on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Kara Williams

Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), working on AI and privacy policy.

The People-First Chatbot Act rightfully focuses on privacy, safety, and accountability. It draws clear lines in the sand, cuts off rampant data abuses by most of the big chatbot providers, and critically has straightforward enforcement mechanisms that allow people to act when they are harmed by careless AI companies putting profit over people.

AI Verified (Jul 9, 2026)

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Reps. Foushee, Casar Introduce Legislation to Protect Children and Americans’ Privacy from AI Chatbot Harms and Require Chatbot Safety Assessments

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

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AI Verified The quote endorses enforcement mechanisms and recourse when people are harmed by careless AI companies, which directly signals support for liability for harms caused by deployed models. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote calls for recourse when people are harmed by careless AI companies, so the recorded answer `for` is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Verified against the July 9, 2026 Foushee press release; the quote appears verbatim at lines 120-121 and is attributed to Ben Winters. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors

As the deployment of chatbots has already led to devastating harms, it is time for Congress to establish clear safeguards to rein in this technology. The People-First Chatbot Act tackles the root of the chatbot problem by protecting users from exploi...

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AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

EPIC urges this Committee to advance H.B. 5044 because it is an important step toward accountability for tech companies and justice for people who have suffered severe harm because of these dangerous products.

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Ban fully automated hiring decisions without human review

Importantly, S1169A would grant New York residents certain rights if an entity uses an AI system to make a consequential decision about them. Under this bill, deployers are required to inform people if they are going to be subject to a consequential ...

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