Comment by Office of U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the GUARD Act, which would ban AI companions for minors, mandate AI chatbots disclose its non-human status, and create new crimes for companies who make AI for minors that solicits or produces sexual content. The GUARD Act would: * Ban AI companies from providing AI companions to minors. * Mandate that AI companions disclose their non-human status and lack of professional credentials for all users * Create new crimes for companies which knowingly make available to minors AI companions that solicit or produce sexual content. Unverified source (2025)