-- Microsoft-backed (MSFT) OpenAI, Meta Platforms (META) and other artificial intelligence companies face a proposed legislation backed by a Senate committee that would require the companies to stop minors from using chatbots amid growing concerns about harm to children and teenagers, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The bill would mandate strict age verification and prohibit AI companions for minors, as well as ban sexually explicit content and any chatbot messages that encourage self-harm, the report added.
Meta and Microsoft didn't immediately reply to' request for comments.
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