"The new controls will let parents stop their children from speaking with AI chatbots entirely or block access to specific characters they don't like, Instagram lead Adam Mosseri and Meta chief AI officer Alexandr Wang wrote in a blog post announcing the changes on Friday. Meta's AI assistant is a notable exception to this rule. The company says it will "remain available to offer helpful information and educational opportunities" with "age-appropriate protections in place.""
"Meta said parents will also be given some form of "insight" into how their kids are using AI, though it was light on details for what this might look like in practice. From Meta's description, it looks like the "insights" will take the form of a high-level summary of "the topics their teens are chatting about with AI characters" and Meta's AI assistant. The company says it hopes the information will empower parents to "have thoughtful conversations with their teens about AI interactions.""
Meta is adding parental controls that allow parents to prevent teens from interacting with AI chatbots or to block specific characters, while exempting the company’s AI assistant with age-appropriate protections. Parents will receive high-level insights summarizing the topics their teens discuss with AI characters and the assistant to help guide conversations. The controls will arrive early next year on Instagram for English-speaking users in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, with plans to expand across Meta platforms. The changes respond to concerns about inappropriate chatbot interactions with minors and scrutiny over chatbots' impacts on children.
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