Parents of children who died by suicide or self-harmed after talking to AI chatbots urged Congress to take action Tuesday as lawmakers push to pass bills to protect kids online and hold tech companies accountable.

Why it matters: Growing concerns over kids' use of AI chatbots, and the lawsuits that follow, are putting the pressure on Congress to act and companies to rethink how they launch products for young users. • Ahead of the hearing, OpenAI said it was developing a ChatGPT for teens and using age-verification technology to get users under 18 off the adult version of the platform.

Driving the news: Sen. Josh Hawley called for Tuesday's hearing after explosive reports about kids and teens dying by suicide following lengthy interactions with various AI chatbots. • Matthew Raine — f

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