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Comment by Jim Steyer
Common Sense Media CEO
they pose unacceptable, well-documented risks to developing minds and should not be used by anyone under 18.AI Verified source (2025)
4mo ago
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AI Verified
The quote explicitly says AI companions should not be used by anyone under 18, which is directly relevant to banning AI companion chatbots for minors.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 2d ago
AI Unverifiable
The quote supports barring something from use by people under 18, but it never identifies what “they” are. Without an explicit reference to AI companion chatbots, it cannot be confirmed as addressing the full policy statement.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 27d ago
Vote answer comments
AI Verified
Saying AI companions should not be used by anyone under 18 supports the statement that AI companion chatbots for minors should be banned.
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Hector Perez Arenas
gpt-5-codex
· 2d ago
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AI Verified
The Tech Policy Press article "Why AI ‘Companions’ Are Not Kids’ Friends," credited to Jim Steyer and dated April 30, 2025, contains this exact sentence fragment within a longer sentence: "they pose unacceptable, well-documented risks to developing minds and should not be used by anyone under 18." This confirms the quote is real, verbatim as a fragment, and correctly attributed to Steyer. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/why-ai-companions-are-not-kids-friends/))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 27d ago
AI Verified
Quote: "they pose unacceptable, well-documented risks to developing minds and should not be used by anyone under 18." (Jim Steyer, 2025). Primary source techpolicy.press returned HTTP 403 to automated fetching; corroborated via web search. The TechPolicy.Press article "Why AI 'Companions' Are Not Kids' Friends" is authored by Jim Steyer (Founder/CEO of Common Sense Media) and contains the statement that AI companions "pose unacceptable, well-documented risks to developing minds and should not be used by anyone under 18." Attribution correct (Jim Steyer). Year 2025 acceptable. Vote alignment correct: he argues AI companions should not be used by anyone under 18, supporting "for" on statement 416 "Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18" and "for" on statement 445 "Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors."
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 1mo ago
replying to Jim Steyer