"Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announcement in an update to a blog post from October where the company had detailed more parental controls for teen AI use. The change blocking teens from accessing the characters will go in effect "starting in the coming weeks.""
"In October, Meta announced that parents would let parents block their teens' access to one-on-one conversations with its AI characters, block their teens from talking with specific AI characters, and share insights with parents on the topics their teens discuss with Meta's AI characters and its AI assistant. The plan was to roll out those controls early this year. With the change announced today, it means that "when we deliver on our promise to give parents more oversight of their teens' AI experiences,""
"Last year, also in October, Meta changed Instagram teen accounts to allow teens to be able to see content that's reflective of what might be shown in a movie rated for people that are 13 or older."
Meta will temporarily pause one-on-one chat access between teens and its AI characters while it develops a new version intended to offer a better experience. The pause will begin in the coming weeks. Meta previously outlined parental controls to let parents block teen access to AI characters, block specific characters, and receive insights on topics teens discuss with AI. Those controls were planned for rollout early this year and will apply to the updated AI characters once delivered. Meta cited parental input requesting more oversight and control over teen interactions with AI, and earlier adjustments affected Instagram teen content visibility.
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