Senate Democrats press Meta on AI safeguards for ‘at-risk users’

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Meta demanding details on safeguards for at-risk users as AI-powered scams targeting older Americans surge across the United States.

Two Democrats on the Senate Special Committee on Aging sent a letter to tech giant Meta asking what safeguards the company has in place to protect “at-risk users,” while AI scams are on the rise across the United States. In the letter, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand D-N.Y. and Mark Kelly D-Ariz. noted cognitive changes for older…