CHAT Act 2.0

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

New rules would protect minors from harmful content and manipulation by AI chatbots.

This bill would set new safety standards for artificial intelligence chatbots that interact with minors. It would require companies to verify users' ages, get parental consent for minors, and implement safeguards against self-harm, sexual content, and emotional manipulation. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general would enforce these rules.

What Would Change

Today, there are no specific federal laws governing how AI chatbots interact with minors, leading to varied safety standards and data practices across different platforms. If this bill passes, companies would be required to implement strict age verification, parental consent, and safety features tailored to different types of chatbots, along with strong data privacy protections for minors.

Key Provisions

Requires AI chatbot companies to verify a user's age and get parental consent for minors.
Mandates child-protective settings for minors, including parental controls and immediate notification to parents if a minor expresses suicidal thoughts.
Prohibits AI chatbots from encouraging self-harm, engaging in sexually explicit communication with minors, or misleading minors into believing they are human.
Bans AI chatbots from creating emotional dependency or simulating romantic relationships with minors.
Establishes different safety rules for educational, companionship, and therapeutic AI chatbots, with stricter rules for those offering companionship or mental health support.

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S 5154 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

CHAT Act 2.0

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