Joined by parents whose children have committed suicide after being prompted by Artificial Intelligence, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has unveiled a new bill to regulate those chatbots.

“Every life here, every parent who stands here, represents a life that is absolutely precious and irreplaceable,” said U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri. “The value and power of those lives continue to echo, and I believe they will echo into the adoption of this legislation.”

The GUARD Act, introduced by Hawley and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, would ban A.I. companions for minors. An AI chatbot companion is a digital character that uses artificial intelligence to simulate human-like conversations and relationships.

Another provision would create new crimes for companies which know

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