As AI chatbot companies make major changes to their platform regulations for children, young users are finally being ...

"Rudi" is a red panda that's part of the Grok app. It tells stories aimed at kids, ages 3 to 6. Grok launched a few character-based chatbots this month, including a sexy adult one. I tried it myself ...

AI chatbots are becoming more prevalent everywhere you look — in kid-friendly apps, too. There's not a lot of research on how kids and chatbots interact. Kids might tend to overshare. Some parents are ...

Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce bipartisan GUARD Act to protect minors from AI chatbots through mandatory age verification and disclosure requirements.

Senators Hawley and Blumenthal introduce the GUARD Act, calling for strict age verification and criminal penalties for unsafe ...

Last week, Character.AI, one of the leading platforms for AI technology, announced it was banning anyone under 18 from having conversations with its chatbots.

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Belle Lin: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, January 17th. I'm Belle ...

Teenagers are trying to figure out where they fit in a world changing faster than any generation before them. They’re bursting with emotions, hyper-stimulated, and chronically online. And now, AI ...