Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves AI Chatbot Age Verification

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously backed a bipartisan bill to require age checks for AI chatbots.

The proposal would ban AI companions for minors and block chatbots from serving sexual content or self-harm prompts to young users.

The measure, led by Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal, marks a major bipartisan push for federal chatbot safety rules.

It could shape future AI regulation and expand liability pressures on AI companies.