FTC Launches Major Probe into AI Chatbot Impact on Children, Targets Google, Meta, OpenAI
FTC Launches Major Probe into AI Chatbot Impact on Children, Targets Google, Meta, OpenAI
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a significant inquiry, ordering tech giants Alphabet Inc.’s Google, OpenAI Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., and four other leading artificial intelligence chatbot developers to disclose comprehensive information regarding the effects of their technologies on children and teenagers.
The consumer protection and antitrust agency announced its directive aims to gather critical data on how these companies — which also include Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc., Elon Musk’s xAI, and Character Technologies Inc. (developer of Character.AI) — measure, test, and monitor their AI chatbots. Furthermore, the FTC is scrutinizing the measures these firms have implemented to restrict or limit the use of their AI platforms by minors.
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