Comment by Nikki McDonald

“At the time that an individual creates a new user account to use or interact with a companion AI chatbot, a covered entity shall: (A) require the individual to submit age information to the covered entity; and (B) verify the individual’s age using a commercially available method or process that is reasonably designed to ensure accuracy. [...] If the age verification process described in subsection (b) determines that a user is a minor, a covered entity shall: [...] obtain verifiable parental consent from the holder of the account before allowing a minor to access and use the companion AI chatbot; [and] block the minor’s access to any companion AI chatbot that engages in sexually explicit communication.”