The company said on Oct 29 that by Nov 25 it will stop users under the age of 18 from having open-ended conversations with its chatbots, which users can create and talk to. — AP
Artificial intelligence startup Character.AI will ban kids from having conversations with chatbots on its platform following growing pressure from lawmakers and a raft of lawsuits alleging the company’s so-called characters are responsible for harms to children.
The company said on Oct 29 that by Nov 25 it will stop users under the age of 18 from having open-ended conversations with its chatbots, which users can create and talk to. The characters range from digital representations of popular video-game heroes to mimics of celebrities like billionaire Elon Musk. Until the ban takes effect, the company said it will limit the amount of time that kids are able to talk with its chatbots; this will start at two hours per day and go down over the following weeks.
