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Meta to stop its AI chatbots from talking to teens about suicide


The firm says it will add more guardrails "as an extra precaution" and temporarily limit chatbots teens can use.

"We built protections for teens into our AI products from the start, including designing them to respond safely to prompts about self-harm, suicide, and disordered eating," a Meta spokesperson said. "Meta must act quickly and decisively to implement stronger safety measures for AI chatbots and Ofcom should stand ready to investigate if these updates fail to keep children safe." "Like others, we permit the generation of images containing public figures, but our policies are intended to prohibit nude, intimate or sexually suggestive imagery," a Meta spokesperson said.

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