GUARD Act

This bill would require companies that offer AI chatbots in the United States to make every user create an account and verify their age using a method such as a government ID; simply entering a birth date would not count. Existing accounts would be frozen until users verify their age, and users found to be under 18 could not use AI companion chatbots designed for friendship or emotional interaction. Chatbots would have to tell users they are not human at the start of each conversation and every 30 minutes, and could not claim to be licensed professionals. The bill would also make it a federal crime, with fines up to $100,000 per offense, to knowingly or recklessly offer a chatbot that solicits minors into sexual content or encourages suicide, self-harm, or violence, and would let the U.S. Attorney General and state attorneys general bring lawsuits to enforce its rules.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Blake D. Moore Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors