@techreport{5kwdjc,
  author = {Gilly, Travis},
  title = {{Safety Theater: The People-First Chatbot Act and the Protection It Withholds}},
  institution = {Real Safety AI Foundation},
  type = {Commentary},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  note = {Version 1.1},
  url = {https://realsafetyai.org/research/5kwdjc/},
  keywords = {People-First Chatbot Act, H.R. 9619, chatbot regulation, affirmative consent, cognitive accessibility, delay aversion, deployer liability, agentic AI, strict products liability, bystander liability, private right of action, data retention, safety theater, AI-induced psychosis, AI literacy, Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, Elmore v. American Motors Corp}
}