Randi Weingarten on Ban AI companion chatbots for minors un…

Randi Weingarten

President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest U.S. labor unions

All other student-facing AI must be educator-supervised, and "social companion" chatbots should be banned through age 16.

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Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers 10-Point Plan speech at the National Press Club, May 27, 2026.

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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18

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AI Verified AFT Plan calls for banning social-companion chatbots through age 16, directly addressing youth restrictions on AI companion chatbots. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified AFT’s 10-Point Plan says “social companion” chatbots should be banned through age 16; this supports the recorded for vote on banning them for minors under 18. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified AFT 10 Point Plan, May 27 2026, reproduces this exact wording under its student-facing AI point. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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