Meta to alert parents if teens discuss self-harm with AI chatbots
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Meta to alert parents if teens discuss self-harm with AI chatbots
MARIE WOOLF
OTTAWA
PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO
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Under changes that Meta is introducing, parents who have signed up to supervise their children on Instagram would be alerted if their child has told an AI chatbot that they aim to harm themselves.
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