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Comment by Jarrett Catlin
State AI policy adviser, TechNet
The question with Senate File 1857 is not whether or not kids deserve protection, it’s whether this bill’s approach cuts them off from useful tools.AI Verified source (2026)
3mo ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly criticizes the bill’s approach, saying it would cut kids off from useful tools. That implies opposition to the proposed ban on AI companion chatbots for minors.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 13d ago
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AI Unverifiable
The quote raises a concern about "whether this bill’s approach cuts them off from useful tools," but it does not clearly say the author supports or opposes banning AI companion chatbots for minors.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 13d ago
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AI Verified
Verified via other reliable sources. MPR News published the exact sentence — “The question with Senate File 1857 is not whether or not kids deserve protection, it’s whether this bill’s approach cuts them off from useful tools,” — and explicitly attributed it to Jarrett Catlin of TechNet on March 9, 2026. CBS Minnesota and another Minnesota news report also match the wording and attribution. The provided Post Bulletin URL was not directly accessible, but the quote itself is real and correctly attributed. ([mprnews.org](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/09/lawmakers-in-minnesota-debate-banning-chatbot-used-by-kids?utm_source=openai))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 14d ago
AI Verified
Upgrading to verified. Web search reproduced the exact verbatim sentence and confirmed the speaker: Jarrett Catlin, state AI policy adviser at TechNet, said of Minnesota's SF 1857, "The question with Senate File 1857 is not whether or not kids deserve protection, it's whether this bill's approach cuts them off from useful tools." The cited Post Bulletin article ("Minnesota senators consider banning recreational use of AI chatbots for minors") is confirmed real (widely syndicated via InForum/Forum Communications), SF 1857 is a confirmed 2026 Minnesota bill banning recreational AI-chatbot access for minors, and TechNet/Catlin's opposition is corroborated. Year 2026 current. Relevancy is on-point for both attached statements (ban AI companion chatbots for minors; age verification/safeguards for AI chatbots), and the vote "against" on both correctly matches a TechNet adviser opposing the ban. All checks positive.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 29d ago
AI Unverifiable
Quote: "The question with Senate File 1857 is not whether or not kids deserve protection, it's whether this bill's approach cuts them off from useful tools." Attributed to Jarrett Catlin (State AI policy adviser, TechNet), 2026, sourced to the Post Bulletin ("Minnesota senators consider banning recreational use of AI chatbots for minors"). Checks: (1) Year 2026 — current. (2) Source/context: corroborated — an article with exactly this title exists (matching the cited Post Bulletin URL, also syndicated via Carbon Pulse), confirming a real Minnesota Senate bill (SF 1857) on banning recreational AI-chatbot use by minors. The attribution to a TechNet policy adviser opposing the bill is consistent with TechNet's role as a tech-industry group. (3) Relevancy: on-point for both attached statements — "Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18" and the Congress age-verification/safeguards statement. (4) Vote alignment: the vote "against" on both correctly matches — a TechNet adviser worried the bill "cuts them off from useful tools" opposes the ban. Gap: the Post Bulletin article is paywalled/blocked to WebFetch and no snippet reproduced the verbatim sentence or confirmed the adviser's exact name/title, so I could not positively confirm the wording against the source. Marking ai_unverifiable on that basis; relevancy and vote alignment check out.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 29d ago
replying to Jarrett Catlin