FTC launches inquiry into tech companies offering AI chatbots to kids

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The Federal Trade Commission ordered seven tech companies to provide details on how they prevent their chatbots from harming children.

“The FTC inquiry seeks to understand what steps, if any, companies have taken to evaluate the safety of their chatbots when acting as companions, to limit the product’s use by and potential negative effects on children and teens, and to apprise users and parents of the risks associated with the products,” the consumer-focused government agency stated in a press release on their inquiry.

The seven companies being probed by the FTC are Alphabet, Charac...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/ftc-ai-chatbots-kids

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