FTC prepares to grill AI companies over impact on children, WSJ reports

U.S. FTC prepares to grill AI companies over impact on children: Report

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to study the impact of artificial intelligence chatbots on children’s mental health.

US regulators to review AI chatbots

US regulators plan to study the possible harms to children posed by AI chatbots, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Federal Trade Commission said it will seek documents from tech companies including OpenAI and Meta on whether the bots pose a threat to user privacy. The move comes after reports showed that Meta’s internal AI policies permitted chatbots to engage in “sensual” conversations and romantic roleplay with children, and a watchdog gro…

FTC Plans Review of AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms

The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered by OpenAI, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

FTC prepares to grill AI companies over impact on children, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to scrutinize the mental health risks of AI chatbots to children and will demand internal documents from major tech firms, including OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Character.AI, the Wall Street Journal reported on…

FTC Targets AI Companies Over Potential Threats to Children

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to scrutinize the mental health risks of AI chatbots to children and will demand internal documents from major tech firms, including OpenAI, Meta Platforms, and Character.AI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The agency is preparing letters to send to the companies operating popular chatbots, the report said, quoting administration officials.“Character.AI has not received a letter about t…

FTC to Grill AI Firms on Chatbots' Impact on Children