Senate Panel Advances AI Child Safety Bill Targeting OpenAI, Meta
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate panel advanced legislation this week imposing new child safety obligations on artificial intelligence companies, with OpenAI and Meta named as specific targets in the measure, according to Bloomberg.
The committee vote sends the bill toward consideration by the full Senate. The legislation would establish new requirements for how AI labs handle child safety concerns in their products and platforms.
Child safety measures have historically drawn bipartisan support in Congress. The bill names specific companies rather than establishing broad, industry-wide frameworks.
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and Meta, which operates Facebook, Instagram and its Llama AI models, are among the largest American AI companies. Both have faced scrutiny from lawmakers over their content moderation practices and the potential for their technologies to be used in ways that harm children.
The committee action comes amid a broader push in Washington to establish guardrails for the AI industry. Comprehensive AI legislation has stalled in previous sessions, while child safety measures have drawn consistent bipartisan support.
Neither OpenAI nor Meta immediately commented on the committee vote, according to Bloomberg.
