SAFE KIDS Act

This bill sets rules for companies that offer AI chatbots to users in the United States. Companies would have to treat users as children unless they verify the user is 18 or older, use age estimation technology, conduct yearly risk assessments, block certain harmful or sexual content for children, and follow a crisis-response plan that can notify parents. Companies would have to offer parental controls, including a tool to block access for children under 13, and could not advertise to children or sell or share a child's personal information without parental consent. Each company would need a yearly independent child safety audit reported to the Federal Trade Commission, which would enforce the law with civil penalties of $1,000 or $10,000 per violation per user. The law would take effect 180 days after enactment.

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Sponsors

• John R. Curtis Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors