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Comment by Gaia Bernstein

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Proposed bans do not target all AI bots. They focus on mitigating harms for children and restrict AI bots designed to simulate human companionship. This is precisely what a recall does. It removes unsafe products from the market until manufacturers redesign them to meet safety standards.
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Gaia Bernstein, “From bans to recalls: A public health framework for AI companion bots,” Brookings Institution, May 22, 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 Bernstein supports restricting unsafe companion bots for children and safety guardrails; this strongly bears on protections for minor users. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Bernstein argues for restrictions/recall of unsafe companion bots to protect children; the recorded answer “for” matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Brookings’ May 22, 2026 article by Gaia Bernstein contains the stored wording verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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