Earlier this week, in a rare show of bipartisan unity, 44 Attorneys General from across the U.S. signed a strong commitment to hold Artificial Intelligence companies accountable if their products harm kids.

August 28 2025 Boulder Channel 1 News As you know, I stood strong against social media corporations for this same type of conduct. And I will continue to do so with AI products that prey on our children.

As AI continues to develop, it will be an incredibly helpful tool for businesses and individuals. There is, also, an opportunity — and obligation — to build in protections for our kids. A recent Reuters report found that Meta’s AI rules let its chatbots hold “sensual and romantic” conversations with children. This past April, a teen took his own life after months of advice from an AI chatbot on how to do so. Our kids deserve guardrails that protect them.

As the nation’s Attorneys General explained in this week’s announcement, “Social media platforms caused significant harm to children, in part because government watchdogs did not do their job fast enough. Lesson learned. The potential harms of AI, like the potential benefits, dwarf the impact of social media.”

As an experienced prosecutor and leader, I know what it takes to protect kids from sexual predators an online threats. We must protect kids and their mental health, support them, and equip them to succeed as our next generation. I will always work hard to do so.