The Children Harmed by AI Technology Act 2.0 (CHAT Act 2.0) establishes federal protections for minors using AI chatbots that are designed for education, companionship, or mental health support. The bill requires companies offering these chatbots to verify users' ages, enable parental controls, and prevent the AI systems from encouraging self-harm, engaging in sexual conversations with minors, falsely claiming to be human or licensed professionals, or creating emotional dependency. The legislation categorizes companion AI chatbots into three tiers with increasing restrictions: educational chatbots (Tier I), general companionship chatbots (Tier II), and mental health chatbots (Tier III), with Tier III chatbots requiring professional supervision and prohibited from providing diagnoses or functioning as standalone mental health providers. The Federal Trade Commission will enforce these requirements and conduct studies on potential harms, while state attorneys general can also pursue violations on behalf of residents. The bill becomes effective 180 days after enactment and includes provisions requiring parental notification if minors express suicidal thoughts, bans on selling minor users' data without parental consent, and mandatory deletion mechanisms for conversation histories.
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