Attorney General Brenna Bird of Iowa has joined a bipartisan group of attorneys general in calling on leading artificial intelligence companies to implement stronger safety measures for their chatbot products. The coalition, which includes representatives from more than 40 states and territories, addressed its concerns in a letter sent to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other major AI software firms.
The letter highlights incidents where users—particularly vulnerable populations such as children—have been exposed to harm through unregulated interactions with chatbots. The group urges these companies to take additional steps to protect users who may not be aware of the risks present on AI-driven platforms.
“We’re putting the A.I. giants on notice: our children’s well-being will not be exploited for profit,” said Attorney General Bird. “We know these companies use practices that lure children into addiction to their platforms. Then, their lax security leaves our kids open to extremely harmful content. I’m happy to join this coalition to let these companies know we will fight to protect our children.”
The effort is led by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and West Virginia. Attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington and Wyoming have also signed onto the initiative.
The letter asks AI companies to improve quality control and introduce more safeguards on their products in order to reduce potential risks for all users.
