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Comment by Kristen Gonzalez
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. I am proud to be partnering with Attorney General James to keep kids safe from dangerous uses of AI chatbots, and I urge the legislature to join me in passing these protections.AI Verified source (2026)
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Verified. The official NYSenate press release at the provided URL, titled "State Senator Kristen Gonzalez Introduces Bill to Protect Minors from AI Chatbots, in partnership with Attorney General Letitia James" and dated January 29, 2026, contains the quoted passage verbatim and explicitly attributes it to "Senator Kristen Gonzalez"; see lines 44-66, especially line 66. ([nysenate.gov](https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/kristen-gonzalez/state-senator-kristen-gonzalez-introduces-bill))
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YouCongress
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Quote attributed to New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez from the NY Senate press release (2026) introducing her bill (S9051) to protect minors from AI chatbots, in partnership with AG Letitia James and Common Sense Media. The nysenate.gov URL returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches, but a web search confirms the quote, including the opening "Companion chatbots are endangering our youth" and her stated partnership with Attorney General James to keep kids safe from dangerous uses of AI chatbots. Author attribution (Gonzalez, Chair of the Senate Committee on Internet and Technology) and year (2026) are correct. Both votes align: "for" on "Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18" (she sponsors legislation prohibiting AI chatbots with unsafe features from serving minors) and "for" on "Requiring age verification and content safeguards for AI chatbots to protect minors" (her bill provides safety protections for children using chatbots). As the bill's sponsor, her support for both is unambiguous.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 18d ago
replying to Kristen Gonzalez