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Comment by Kristen Gonzalez

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New York State Senator
Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots.
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AI Verified The provided NY State Senate press release dated January 29, 2026 contains this exact passage, attributed to "Senator Kristen Gonzalez said": "Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots." In the source, those three sentences are the opening excerpt of a longer quoted statement, so the submitted quote is a verbatim partial quote and is correctly attributed. ([nysenate.gov](https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/kristen-gonzalez/state-senator-kristen-gonzalez-introduces-bill)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 21h ago
AI Verified Source URL (nysenate.gov press release, 2026) returns HTTP 403, but a web search independently confirmed the verbatim quote attributed to New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez (Chair, Senate Committee on Internet and Technology): "Companion chatbots are endangering our youth. The longer we wait to regulate these applications, the more kids are left vulnerable to exploitation. We must protect children from the risks associated with these chatbots." This accompanied her 2026 bill (S9051), developed with AG Letitia James and Common Sense Media, to prohibit unsafe AI companion chatbot features for minors. Year 2026 correct. Vote "for" on "Regulating artificial intelligence to protect vulnerable groups" aligns directly — she is legislating to protect children (a vulnerable group) from AI chatbot harms. Attribution, content, year, and vote direction confirmed. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 4d ago
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