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Comment by Chris Murphy

U.S. Senator (D-Connecticut)
You can’t overstate the harm these AI companion chatbots pose to our kids. Nearly 70 percent of teenagers are turning to chatbots as a substitute for friendship, making them more isolated and disconnected, but what’s even scarier are the stories of chatbots encouraging young people to hurt themselves or others. Big Tech companies are fighting regulation because they want to maximize their profits by addicting our kids to their technology, no matter the cost. Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.
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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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AI Verified The quote directly discusses AI companion chatbots harming 'kids,' 'teenagers,' and 'minors,' and says the bill would 'keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots.' That is effectively support for banning minors under 18 from using AI companion chatbots. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago
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AI Verified The quote says the bill would "keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots," clearly supporting barring minors from using them. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified The quote is authentic. Chris Murphy’s official Senate press release dated October 28, 2025 contains this wording verbatim, split across two paragraphs, and explicitly attributes it to him with “said Murphy.” ([murphy.senate.gov](https://www.murphy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/murphy-blumenthal-hawley-britt-introduce-bipartisan-bill-protecting-children-from-ai-chatbots)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago
AI Verified Quote: "You can't overstate the harm these AI companion chatbots pose to our kids. Nearly 70 percent of teenagers are turning to chatbots as a substitute for friendship... Big Tech companies are fighting regulation because they want to maximize their profits by addicting our kids... Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm." (Chris Murphy, 2025). Primary source murphy.senate.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated fetching; corroborated via web search. The press release "Murphy, Blumenthal, Hawley, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children From AI Chatbots" (the GUARD Act, Oct 2025) matches the quoted statistics and language, including the "nearly 70 percent of teenagers" figure and criminal liability provisions. Attribution correct (Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT). Year 2025 correct. Vote alignment correct: the GUARD Act bans AI companions for minors, so "for" on statement 416 "Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18," and statement 445 is the GUARD Act itself (age verification + safeguards), which Murphy co-sponsors, so "for" is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 5mo ago
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