Kristen Gonzalez on [🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age ve…

Kristen Gonzalez

New York State Senator (D); sponsor of legislation regulating AI chatbots and protecting minors online

Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots.

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Kristen Gonzalez, quoted in “State Senator Kristen Gonzalez Introduces Bill to Protect Minors from AI Chatbots,” January 29, 2026.

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[🇺🇸 Congress, Oct 2025] Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors

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AI Verified Source quotes support for legislation protecting minors from dangerous chatbots; directly on-topic. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches Gonzalez’s support for legislation protecting youth from chatbot exploitation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified NYSenate.gov, 29 Jan 2026: official release attributes the stored wording to Senator Kristen Gonzalez verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18

Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots.

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