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Comment by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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AI chatbot services whose primary purpose is to provide sexual relationships to their users will not be available to children under 18. Access to general purpose chatbots will not be age gated. However, to access features on general purpose models that enable sexually explicit interaction, a user would need to prove that they are over 18.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, “Growing up in the online world: progress statement,” June 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 DSIT requires age checks and sexual-content safeguards for AI chatbots, directly supporting the linked measure. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified DSIT requires age checks and sexual-content safeguards for AI chatbots, matching support for the linked measure. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified DSIT GOV.UK progress statement (June 2026) contains this policy wording verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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