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Lawmakers advance bill that would age-gate AI chatbots.

Introduced last year, the GUARD Act would ban kids under 18 from accessing chatbots, while implementing age checks for everyone else. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the bill on Thursday, and now it’s headed to the Senate floor.

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