Cantwell Amendment Would Protect Kids; Coalition Rejects Blackburn-Cruz Amendment As Fundamentally Flawed

WASHINGTON, DC – The Kids Code Coalition, a wide-ranging group of national and state organizations dedicated to improving youth online security and privacy, today issued a statement urging Senators to oppose any ban on states’ abilities to regulate A.I. and protect kids online:

“Senators must oppose the Blackburn-Cruz amendment to create a 5-year ban on state AI laws and instead support the Cantwell amendment to remove the ban entirely, which is the only solution that works for kids and families. Most kids already interact with AI everyday. From interacting with a voice assistant like Alexa to scrolling through a social media feed – we need guardrails. 

“The Blackburn-Cruz amendment is fundamentally flawed and fails to protect kids from AI-driven dangers. Unregulated tech is already running rampage on a generation’s health and wellbeing, and so far states have been the first line of response. 

“Parents and families are demanding that Congress remove any moratorium on states’ rights to regulate AI from this bill, and defend the hard work we have done to pass state laws that are now endangered by this deeply misguided proposal.”

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