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AI 'friend' chatbots probed over child protection
The Federal Trade Commission is probing seven tech companies including Snap, Meta, OpenAI and XAI.
Character.ai told Reuters it welcomed the chance to share insight with regulators, while Snap said it supported "thoughtful development" of AI that balances innovation with safety. The FTC's orders request information from the companies about their practices including how they develop and approve characters, measure their impacts on children and enforce age restrictions. In August, Reuters reported on a 76-year-old man with cognitive impairments, who died after falling on his way to meet a Facebook Messenger AI bot modelled on Kendall Jenner, which had promised him a "real" encounter in New York.
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