Grok has an AI chatbot for young kids. I used it to try to understand why.

"Rudi" is a red panda that's part of Elon Musk's Grok app. It tells stories aimed at kids. I wondered why they'd make this, so I tried it.
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This chatbot is banning teens from its AI ‘companions.’ Will it work?

This week kicks off one of the most significant attempts to bar young people from potentially harmful technology. Character.AI, a chatbot that’s been available to people ages 13 and older in the ...

“Use a gun” or “beat the crap out of him”: AI chatbot urged violence, study finds

An advocacy group said its study of 10 artificial intelligence chatbots found that most of them gave at least some help to ...
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Google, chatbot startup Character.AI settle Florida mother’s lawsuit over teen son’s suicide

Megan Garcia stands next to a picture of her son Sewell Setzer III. Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Florida mother who alleged the startup’s chatbot ...

Meta changes the way its AI chatbot responds to kids after senator launches probe into its conversations with teens

The company will limit its AI characters and train the chatbot not to discuss self-harm and suicide, or have romance conversations with children.

Bombshell AI study — chatbots fueling delusions, self-harm and unhealthy emotional attachments in users: ‘Think I love you’

Researchers at Stanford University analyzed chat logs from 19 users who reported psychological harm, reviewing more than ...

eSafety Report Reveals AI Chatbots Are ‘Encouraging Self-Harm & Suicide’

AI companion chatbots are failing to protect Australian children from exposure to sexually explicit content and not doing ...

Can AI fix loneliness? Researchers say talking to strangers beats chatbots

AI chatbots are reshaping how people work and live, with many young users increasingly relying on them for everyday tasks and ...