Character.AI to Ban Users Under 18 From Open-Ended Chats
The policy change follows legal and regulatory pressure over child safety and will take full effect by November 25.
A Major Policy Shift on Child Safety
Chatbot company Character.AI announced that it will ban users under the age of 18 from engaging in open-ended conversations with its virtual companions. The company, which allows users to create and interact with customizable AI characters, said the move is part of an effort to make its platform safer and more age-appropriate for younger users. The decision follows months of legal and public scrutiny over the potential for AI chatbots to foster unhealthy emotional dependencies.
"We do not take this step of removing open-ended Character chat lightly – but we do think …
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