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Josh Hawley: “These CEOs don't speak to me anymore.”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots

Published October 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 42:49

I'm wondering, have you and Senator Blumenthal spoken with the CEOs? If so, how are those conversations going? Have you talked about the money? Has that come up at all? They don't. These CEOs don't speak to me anymore. You'll be shocked to learn we haven't had a conversation in years. But Senator Blumenthal is a much more diplomatic person than I am, so he may. (42:49–42:52)

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Asserts that CEOs of certain companies have not communicated with him in years.

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“OpenAI just made an announcement that they have perfected their safety guardrails.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 39:40-39:46
“Those so called safety guardrails that they have been testing resulted in the death of one child whose parents are here today.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 39:50-39:56
“They've resulted in sexual conversations and sexual grooming of millions of children.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 39:56-40:01
“The pursuit of profits by Silicon Valley should not consume and destroy America's children.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 00:14-00:20
“We have [state laws protecting kids from deep fake porn and likeness theft] in my state, the state of Missouri.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 00:43-50:13
“The legislation that we are introducing today is very simple. It just says this, that no AI Chatbot companion should be targeted at children…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 01:06-01:18
“This legislation would require age verification to make sure that these companies are not going after kids and trying to profit off of them.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 01:18-01:26
“It would also require mandatory disclosure by all chatbots for people of all ages to make it clear that these chatbots are not, in fact…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 01:25-01:37
“Chatbots at one time or another, have claimed all of the above [to be therapists, counselors, priests, lawyers].”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 01:40-01:45
“This is a new frontier that will be a nightmare for the American family and American children unless Congress does its job.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 02:00-02:08
“It's happening to thousands, probably by this point, millions of families all across the country.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 06:23-06:28
“Megan is going to share about her beautiful son Sewell, who we learned some about at our hearing a couple of months ago.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 13:31-13:37
“Congress hasn't acted on this issue because of money. It's because of the power of the tech companies.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 38:21-38:27
“These companies are the wealthiest companies in the world. They're the Wealthiest companies in the history of the world.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 38:27-38:33
“Almost nothing that [tech companies] object to crosses that Senate for we want to change that.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 38:45-38:51
“OpenAI just announced today that they are formally and officially reorganizing as a for-profit corporation.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 44:38-44:46
“This just says you won't target children with AI companions, you cannot market it to children and you have to disclose the fact that the AI…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 45:56-46:09
“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…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:43-47:52
“It includes a verification procedure that will protect the privacy of the user, that includes requirements for encryption and other industry…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 47:51-48:01
“It subjects them to penalties, including prosecution, if they lie and don't do it.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 48:08-48:15
“The President has been a huge champion of safety for kids, of protection for kids, and also taking on AI companies, or tech companies, I…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 49:01-49:11
“In his first administration, [the President] launched the biggest antitrust suits, which are still ongoing, against many of these same…”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 49:10-49:18
“The federal government, of course, so far has done zilch.”
Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots | Uploaded October 28, 2025 | 50:37-50:41
“We've already passed bills protecting kids online out of the committee this year alone because Senator Grassley marked it up, including my…”
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