AWARE Act

Summary

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop and publicly provide educational resources regarding the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors, within 180 days of the Act's enactment.

Requires these resources to cover identifying safe versus unsafe AI chatbot use, privacy and data collection practices, and best practices for parental supervision of minors using AI chatbots.

Models these resources on the FTC's Youville program.

Defines "artificial intelligence" as per the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 and specifies that an "AI chatbot" is an AI system enabling interactive, natural-language communication.

Clarifies that the term “minor” refers to individuals under 18 years, and “parent” includes legal guardians.

Directs the Federal Trade Commission to create educational resources on safe AI chatbot use for minors.

A BILL To direct the Federal Trade Commission to develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect to the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “AI Warnings And Resources for Education Act” or the “AWARE Act”.

Requires the Commission to develop educational resources on safe AI chatbot use by minors within 180 days.

SEC. 2. AI chatbots and minors.

(a) Educational resources.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with relevant Federal agencies, shall develop and make available to the public educational resources for parents, educators, and minors with respect to the safe and responsible use of AI chatbots by minors.

(b) Contents.—The educational resources developed and made available under subsection (a) shall include resources on—

(1) how to identify safe and unsafe AI chatbot use;

(2) privacy and data collection practices; and

(3) best practices for parents supervising the use of AI chatbots by minors.

(c) Youville.—The Commission shall model the educational resources developed and made available under subsection (a) on the Youville program of the Commission.

Defines AI-related terms: AI, AI chatbot, Commission (FTC), minor, and parent (including legal guardian).

(d) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).

(2) AI CHATBOT.—The term “AI chatbot” means an artificial intelligence system, marketed to and available for use by consumers, that engages in interactive, natural-language communication with a user and generates or selects content in response to user inputs (including text, voice, or other inputs) using a conversational context.

(3) COMMISSION.—The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

(4) MINOR.—The term “minor” means an individual under the age of 18 years.

(5) PARENT.—The term “parent” includes a legal guardian of a minor.