A bipartisan group of senators is calling on leaders in the artificial intelligence industry to commit to publicly disclose more information about how the industry thinks about risk, including possible harms to children.

The group, led by Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Katie Britt, R-Ala., sent letters Thursday to eight tech companies that are working on leading-edge AI models. The senators wrote that companies have been inconsistent in their transparency practices, including how much information they publicly disclose and when.

“In the past few years, reports have emerged about chatbots that have engaged in suicidal fantasies with children, drafted suicide notes, and provided specific instructions on self-harm,” the senators wrote.

“These incidents have exposed how companies can f

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