"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is ordering seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how they assess the effects of their virtual companions on kids and teens. OpenAI, Meta, its subsidiary Instagram, Snap, xAI, Google parent company Alphabet, and the maker of Character.AI all received orders to share information about how their AI companions make money, how they plan to maintain their user bases, and how they try to mitigate potential harm to users."
"The inquiry is part of a study, rather than an enforcement action, to learn more about how tech firms evaluate the safety of their AI chatbots. Amid a broader conversation about kids safety on the internet, the risks of AI chatbots have broken out as a particular cause for concern among many parents and policymakers because of the human-like way they can communicate with users."
Federal regulators ordered seven AI chatbot companies to provide information about how their virtual companions affect children and teenagers, including how the bots generate revenue, retain users, and mitigate potential harms. The companies named include OpenAI, Meta and Instagram, Snap, xAI, Alphabet, and Character.AI. The inquiry is a study rather than an enforcement action and requires responses within 45 days after a bipartisan commission vote. The move follows reports of teenagers who discussed or planned suicide with chatbots, including fatal incidents. Lawmakers and regulators are simultaneously exploring new safety policies for children interacting with AI companions.
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