Tech Bills of the Week: Regulating chatbot-child communication; AI in the VA; and more
Several technology bills advanced this week targeting how children and seniors interact with generative AI, alongside legislation to evaluate AI deployment within the Department of Veterans Affairs and address broader AI policy concerns.
Why this matters: Two groups that rarely get centered in AI policy debates are getting attention at once: kids and older adults. Both face real risks from chatbots designed to be persuasive and engaging. For minors, that means guardrails on how AI systems can talk to them. For seniors, it often means susceptibility to confusion or manipulation. The VA piece matters separately. Veterans are a captive audience for government technology. If AI is used to process claims or handle health information, someone needs to measure whether it actually works before it becomes the default.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance · General readers · AI governance · Policy
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