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Meta announced Friday that parents will soon be able to disable private chats between their teens and AI characters. This is Meta’s latest safety measure. social media platform Following criticism of frivolous chatbots.
The company says parents can block specific AI characters and view a wide range of topics their teens discuss using chatbots and Meta’s AI assistants without completely turning off access to AI.
Even if parents disable one-on-one chat with AI characters, the AI assistant will still be available with age-appropriate defaults.
“Technology will never replace the value of critical thinking, real-life connections, and human relationships, and that is not our purpose,” Mehta said in the announcement. “We believe that AI, with appropriate age-appropriate guardrails, can complement traditional learning methods and exploration in a way that feels collaborative.”
A group of teenagers seen using smartphones. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company stated: AI character Designed to avoid age-inappropriate discussions with minors about topics such as self-harm, suicide, and eating disorders.
Friday’s announcement follows Meta’s statement earlier this week that the AI experience for teenagers will be guided by the PG-13 movie rating system, as part of an effort to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content.
The company said the new monitoring features build on existing safety measures for teen accounts, such as keeping conversations age-appropriate.
Mehta said parents can block specific AI characters and view a wide range of topics discussed by their teens through chatbots and Mehta’s AI assistant, without having to turn off access to the AI completely. (Jens Büttner/Photo Alliance via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We know that teenagers may try to circumvent these protections, so we are also using AI technology to target people suspected of being teenagers to these protections, even if they tell us they are an adult,” Mehta said.
Following backlash against flirtatious chatbots, Meta now allows parents to disable private chats. (Getty/Getty Images)
A report issued in September found that some of Instagram’s safety features were not working effectively. Meta’s chatbots have also been observed engaging in “romantic or sensual conversations,” according to the report, prompting further criticism from parents and child safety advocates.
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“AI is rapidly evolving, which means we need to constantly adapt and strengthen protections for teens while listening and responding to parents’ concerns about this new technology,” Mehta said. “We hope today’s update gives parents peace of mind that by putting the proper guardrails and supervision in place, their teens can take full advantage of all the benefits that AI has to offer.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
