Meta Introduces Parental Controls for AI Chatbots
Meta is introducing parental controls for kids' interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots, allowing parents to turn off chats and block specific bots.
According to Meta, parents will have the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters, with the exception of Meta's AI assistant, which will remain available to provide helpful information and educational opportunities with default age-appropriate protections.
- Parents can turn off all chats with all AI characters.
- Parents can block specific chatbots.
- Parents will have access to insights about their kids' conversations with AI characters, but not the full chats.
Parents won’t be able to turn off Meta’s AI assistant, which will “remain available to offer helpful information and educational opportunities, with default, age-appropriate protections in place to help keep teens safe.”
Author's summary: Meta adds parental controls for AI chatbot interactions.