Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot
Next week, Google will start allowing children under 13 years of age who have managed by parents to use his Gemini-Chatbot, According to the New York Times.
The Times reports that Gemini will be available for children whose parents use FamilyinkA Google -Service with which families can opt for different Google services for their child. A Google spokesperson said the publication that Gemini has specific crash barriers for younger users and that the company will not use that data to train its AI.
As The Times notes, chatbotmakers race to catch a younger audience while the AI race warms up. That is despite the fact that chatbots are at best imperfect today – and in the worst case may be harmful. The Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of the UN at the end of last year pushed For governments to regulate the use of generative AI in education, including the implementation of age limits for users and guardrails about data protection and user privacy.
