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Parents testify to Congress on AI Chatbots

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Parents testify on the impact of AI chatbots: ‘Our children are not experiments’
The parents of children who have sued OpenAI and Character.AI for their teenagers’ suicides were among those who spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

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Their teens died by suicide after AI Chatbot interactions. Now the parents are testifying to Congress.
Grieving Parents Tell Congress That AI Chatbots Encouraged Their Children to Self-Harm

OpenAI announces special ChatGPT for teenagers

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4 Things Parents Need to Know About OpenAI's New Rules for Teens on ChatGPT
Following a lawsuit over a teen suicide and an FTC investigation, OpenAI is working on an age-prediction system to block younger users from mature topics, among other restrictions.

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OpenAI announces special ChatGPT for teenagers ahead of Senate hearing on AI chatbot harm
New ChatGPT teen-safety measures will include age prediction and verification, OpenAI says

OpenAI study finds most people use ChatGPT for 3 things

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What chatbot usage studies from OpenAI and Anthropic say about AI’s likely economic impacts
OpenAI and Anthropic detail chatbot usage trends…AI companies promise big investments in the U.K….and the FTC probes chatbots’ impact on kids. Yesterday saw the release of dueling studies from OpenAI and Anthropic about the usage of their respective AI chatbots,

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OpenAI releases study on breakdown of ChatGPT usage demographics
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Most People Use ChatGPT for Personal Life, Not Work, According to a New OpenAI Study

OpenAI says it's working to tell if a user is under 18 and will send them to an 'age-appropriate' ChatGPT

OpenAI says if ChatGPT detects a user is under 18, they will be automatically directed to "age-appropriate" content.

OpenAI building age prediction technology, adding new parental controls

OpenAI announced Tuesday that it is working on age prediction technology and launching additional parental controls for ...

ChatGPT of OpenAI May Soon Ask for Your ID: Here’s Why

ChatGPT OF OpenAI may soon require ID verification to protect minors and ensure age-appropriate content for safety and privacy ...

Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify to Congress

Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on ...
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OpenAI, Meta, Google face probe into chatbot safety

The Federal Trade Commission opened an inquiry into AI chatbot safety on Thursday, demanding information from seven companies ...

FTC Launches Investigation Into Big Tech Over AI Chatbot Safety For Children—Meta, OpenAI, Musk’s XAI Among Targets

Regulators warned artificial intelligence can “effectively mimic” human characteristics, prompting younger users to “trust ...
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FTC Launches Inquiry on How AI Chatbots Affect Kids: Engagement Tactics, Data Use, and Risk Controls

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry on the child protection of AI chatbots from seven companies like Meta ...