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Comment by Anna Korhonen

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Professor of Natural Language Processing and Director of the Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
Generative AI is already widely used for companionship and mental health support, well ahead of the evidence or the safeguards.
AI Verified (Jul 6, 2026)
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Opening Sessions - Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance - Day 1
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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AI Verified The quote says generative AI is already widely used for companionship and mental health support ahead of evidence or safeguards, which directly bears on banning companion chatbots for minors. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote says generative AI is already widely used for companionship and mental health support ahead of evidence or safeguards, which supports banning companion chatbots for minors; the recorded answer 'for' matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified UN transcript (2026-07-06, https://transcripts.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yd3dlebq): exact sentence that generative AI is already widely used for companionship and mental health support ahead of evidence or safeguards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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