United States of America: Prohibition on minor use of AI companions in Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act/ SB 3062)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
28 Oct 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
software provider: other software
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act/ SB 3062) including prohibition on minor use of AI companions
On 28 October 2025, the Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act (GUARD Act/ SB 3062) was introduced in the United States Senate. The Act requires all AI chatbot providers to verify users’ ages before allowing access. Existi…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament