GUARD Act
United StatesMedium threat- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Stage 1 of 4: Introduced
Would require age verification before anyone can use an AI chatbot or companion.
Latest update
Reported by committee
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The GUARD Act makes companies verify a user's age before letting them use an AI companion, and blocks minors from AI companion products altogether. Everyone proves their age to talk to an AI.
What’s at stake
The age-check model is spreading from websites to AI chat. As people use chatbots to look things up, another everyday tool starts by asking who you are.
Our take
New technologies become the next reason to add an ID check. The GUARD Act is already on the Senate calendar, so this one is close, not hypothetical.
Timeline
Reported by committeeLatest
Introduced
Referred to committee
Sponsor
Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Cosponsors (20)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Mark Warner (D-VA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Committee
Judiciary Committee
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