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Comment by Dayna Polehanki
Michigan state senator for the 5th District and former public-school teacher.
A chatbot operator shall not make any of the following advanced chatbot design features available to a user at any point during an advanced chatbot user interaction unless the chatbot operator has actual knowledge that the user is not a minor: (a) A feature that simulates companionship or an interpersonal relationship with a user, including, a feature that does any of the following: (i) Generates an output suggesting that the advanced chatbot is a real or fictional individual or character or has a personal or professional relationship role with the user, including, but not limited to, a romantic partner, friend, family member, coach, or counselor.AI Verified (Apr 29, 2026)
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The quoted bill language bars operators from making companionship- or interpersonal-relationship-simulating advanced-chatbot features available unless they know the user is not a minor. This directly supports banning AI companion-chatbot functionality for minors; its vote for is consistent.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5
· 49min ago
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The quoted bill text restricts companion-chatbot features for users known to be minors, so the for vote on banning AI companion chatbots for minors is consistent.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5
· 49min ago
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Verified against the engrossed text of Michigan SB 760: §5(1)(a) contains the quoted prohibition on companionship- or interpersonal-relationship-simulating chatbot features for users known to be minors; the bill lists Dayna Polehanki as primary sponsor.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5
· 50min ago
replying to Dayna Polehanki