AI companion bots as a public health issue: A new framework for regulation 

AI companion bots are reshaping how people connect, confide, and cope, with children and adolescents among their most active users. Even as evidence of their potential social and developmental harms grows, these products face limited regulatory oversight. On May 26, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host an online conversation on whether AI companion bots should be governed as a product with public health implications. Get more information and register here.