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FTC's Meador sees 'real harm' to kids from AI chatbots; cautious of overregulation

By Amy Miller and Ilana Kowarski ( November 21, 2025, 19:17 GMT | Insight) -- Mark Meador, the newest member of the US Federal Trade Commission, told MLex in an interview that he sees the potential harm to children from their interaction with artificial intelligence chatbots to be “particularly acute,” although he cautioned that the FTC shouldn't become overzealous about regulating AI and should "avoid any kind of ex ante regulation of an entire industry."The US Federal Trade Commission should take steps to protect children online as artificial intelligence-powered chatbots explode in popularity, Commissioner Mark Meador said in a recent interview with MLex....

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