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Comment by Madeline G. Reinecke

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Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford studying moral cognition, trust, and artificial intelligence.
The new minimum age of 18 for romantic and sexually simulative AI chatbots is a reasonable step, but it addresses only a narrow slice of the risks young people themselves identify as most pressing.
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Madeline G. Reinecke, University of Oxford expert comment, June 16, 2026.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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