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William Tong

Attorney General of Connecticut.

Connecticut is done waiting for the tech elites and Washington to do right by our families. The tech bros look at our kids, our jobs, our way of life and they see dollar signs. They know their social media platforms are addictive, harmful, and divisive. They know that we do not have the guardrails and tools to protect ourselves against the artificial intelligence they are unleashing. They know, and they don’t care so long as the profits keep flowing. This law is a major bipartisan step towards reclaiming parental control over our kids’ exposure to dangerously addictive and deeply destructive social media platforms, and an important first step towards harnessing and containing the possibilities and risks of artificial intelligence.

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Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Establishing Youth Online Safety Protections, Regulations Over Artificial Intelligence, and Initiatives to Upskill Connecticut’s Workforce

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote says the state lacks guardrails and tools to protect against AI harms, so it is directly relevant to keeping stronger state standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says Connecticut lacks guardrails against AI harms and that the law is a first step to contain risks, so the recorded answer 'for' matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified CT.gov release line 863 matches the William Tong quote on guardrails, harms, and containing AI risks. · 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

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Ban the use of AI for mass surveillance

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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

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