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When AI goes wrong for kids: Risks of chatbot advice
Concerns are being raised about children turning to AI chatbots for guidance, with reports highlighting cases where chatbot advice has been inappropriate or harmful for young users. The issue focuses on the lack of safeguards around AI tools used by minors and the risks of kids relying on automated responses for sensitive personal questions. Commentators are calling for stronger parental oversight and better safety measures from AI providers.
Why now: Growing use of AI chatbots by children has sparked renewed debate about their safety and adequacy of safeguards.
Evidence
- When AI goes wrong for kids: Risks of chatbot advice · The Straits Times
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