{
  "id": 10644,
  "url": "https://epic.org/press-release-epic-applauds-introduction-of-privacy-centered-federal-chatbot-bill-2",
  "title": "PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Applauds Introduction of Privacy-Centered Federal Chatbot Bill",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, federal lawmakers introduced the People-First Chatbot Act, a clear framework to make chatbots safer for everyone and address the harms caused by AI chatbots that were rushed into the public’s hands with little oversight or transparency. EPIC applauds Reps. Valerie Foushee and Greg Casar for sponsoring this important bill.",
  "authors": "Caroline Anders",
  "category": "org",
  "topics": "regulation,privacy-surveillance,transparency",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "us",
  "published_at": "2026-07-10T13:26:16.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-16T05:10:56.605Z",
  "source_slug": "epic",
  "source_name": "EPIC",
  "source_homepage": "https://epic.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/10644",
  "original_url": "https://epic.org/press-release-epic-applauds-introduction-of-privacy-centered-federal-chatbot-bill-2",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}