Meta Pauses Teen Access to AI Characters: TechCrunch

Meta is pausing teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all its apps, TechCrunch reports, citing the company.

• The company says it is not abandoning its efforts, but wants to develop a special version of an AI character for teens
• New AI characters will give age-appropriate responses and will stick to topics like education, sport, and hobbies, report says

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