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Christopher A. Coons

U.S. Senator (D-Delaware)

There should not be a technology that we allow to be used to harm our children, and AI is no exception. This bipartisan bill will stop dangerous and disturbing explicit conversations between children and AI chat bots.

AI Verified (Jun 10, 2026)

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Chris Coons, “Husted introduces bill to protect kids from sexually explicit AI chatbots,” June 10, 2026.

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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18

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AI Verified Coons explicitly supports stopping dangerous explicit child-AI chatbot conversations. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Coons supports stopping explicit AI chatbot conversations with children; for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Sen. Husted's June 10 press release attributes this wording to Sen. Chris Coons. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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