Josh Hawley: “All this bill would do is say that, listen, you cannot…”

“Surely they do not have the constitutional right to exploit children. Surely they do not have the constitutional right to lie to their users. All this bill would do is say that, listen, you cannot market or provide your AI companion chatbots to children who are 17 years of age or under. And it includes a verification procedure that will protect the privacy of the user, that includes requirements for encryption and other industry standard protections for the users.” (47:43–47:52)

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