Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) on AI companies should be liable for harms…

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)

Privacy and civil liberties NGO

Chatbots are products, not people. They’re created and released by companies that must be held accountable when their products harm people, just like a charger that starts a fire or faulty airbags that fail to deploy in a car crash.

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Electronic Privacy Information Center, “EPIC Applauds Introduction of Privacy-Centered Federal Chatbot Bill,” July 10, 2026.

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

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