GILLIBRAND HOLDS VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE ON HER FIGHT AGAINST AI SCAMS, PRESSES AI COMPANIES ON HOW THEY ARE PROTECTING SENIORS

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, held a virtual press conference to sound the alarm about artificial intelligence (AI) scams targeting seniors.

Gillibrand discussed her letter with Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to the CEOs of top AI companies requesting information about safeguards on their AI chatbot companions for at-risk users like older adults, people with disabilities, and individuals in crisis. The press conference also follows a hearing that she held alongside Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) to examine the ways that AI has fueled an alarming rise in financial scams against seniors.

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