AI Safety Expert Warns Parents to Watch Kids in Wake of Chatbot Ban
AI Safety Expert Warns Parents to Watch Kids in Wake of Chatbot Ban
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A UC Berkeley bioethics professor warns that kids may be susceptible to self-harm or suicide when Character.AI bans youth under 18 from using its chatbots this month.
A leading artificial intelligence researcher is warning that Character.AI’s plan to ban chatbots for kids by late November may leave them susceptible to self-harm or suicide if they detach from an AI companion too quickly.
Jodi Halpern, a UC Berkeley bioethics professor, celebrated the ban overall, but wants parents to be on the lookout for emotional changes or needs in the weeks following children’s separation from their chatbots.