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Meta announced on Friday that parents will soon be able to disable the private conversations of their teenagers with AI characters – the latest security measure for its social media platforms following public criticism following criticism by chartistots.
The company said parents will be able to block specific AI characters and view a wide range of topics teenagers are chatting with chatbots and meta’s AI Assistant, without turning off the AI entirely.
The AI assistant will always be automatically available for age appropriate or parents disable One-One conversations with AI characters.
“Technology will never bring back the value of critical thinking, practical communication, and human connection – and that is not our intention,” meta said in our announcement. “We believe AI can complement traditional learning and assessment methods in a way that feels supportive, all with the right guardrails.”
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A group of teenagers are seen using their smart phones. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The company said its AI characters are designed not to engage in age-inappropriate conversations about topics such as self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders.
Friday’s announcement follows Meta’s statement earlier this week that its teen experience will be guided by a PG-13 movie rating system, part of an effort to prevent children from finding inappropriate content.
The new monitoring features build on existing security measures for youth accounts, including keeping conversations at an age – the company said.
Meta said parents will be able to block specific AI characters and view a wide range of topics young people are discussing with Chatbots and Meta’s AI assistant, without turning off the AI entirely. (Jens Büttner / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“We know that teenagers can try to get around these protections, so we’re using AI technology to put those we suspect are teenagers in these protections, even if they tell us they’re adults,” Meta said.
Meta allows parents to disable private chats following backlash over fun chats. (Getty Images/Gentty)
A report published in September found that several Instagram security features were not working properly. According to the report, meta-discussions were also recognized as a threat to “romantic or natural conversations” – prompting more criticism from parents and child safety.
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The new features will return to Instagram early next year, in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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“AI is evolving rapidly, which means we will need to constantly adapt and strengthen our protection of young people, while listening and responding to the concerns parents have with this new technology,” Meta said. “We hope that today’s updates bring parents the opportunity for peace of mind that their youngsters can make the most of all the benefits AI has to offer, with the right guards and supervision in place.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
