Character.ai adds parental reports to use a teenage chaatbot

Chatbot Service Character.AI adds a new feature for “Parental Insights”, which allows teenagers to send a weekly report on using their Chatbot to the parents’ email address. As shown in an advertisement from the company, this report includes the average daily time that it spends via the web and mobile, the letters that the user often interacts, and the amount of time they spend talking to each character. It is part of a series of updates designed to address fears about minors eliminating a lot of time with Chatbots and facing inappropriate content during chat.

The report, which does not require parents to have an account, optional and can be prepared by young users in Character.ai settings. The company notes it is an overview of teenagers, not a full record – so the contents of Chatbot conversations will not be shared. The platform prevents children under the age of 13 in most sites and less than 16 years in Europe.

The letter is presented. AII new features for users under legal age since last year, and fears – and even legal complaints – over their service. The platform, which is popular with adolescents, allows users to create and customize the Chatbots they interact with or share publicly. But multiple Judicial cases Allegedly These robots have offered sexual content or inappropriate materials that have strengthened self -harm. also According to what was reported, warnings From Apple and Google (which Reld forme.ai institutional Last year) about the content of its application.

The company says that its system has been redesigned since then; Among other changes, Transfer users under the age of 18 to a model Training to avoid “sensitive” output and add more prominent notifications that mention users that robots were not real people. But with the enthusiasm of Amnesty International and Child Safety Laws, this will not be the last step that the company is called to take.