Next week, Google plans to start permitting children under 13 years old with parent-controlled Google accounts to utilize their Gemini chatbot.
as reported by The New York Times
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The Times indicates that Gemini will be accessible to children whose parents utilize it.
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, a Google offering that allows families to enroll their children in multiple Google services. According to a statement from a Google representative to the publication, Gemini includes special safeguards for young users, and the company will not utilize this information to develop its artificial intelligence systems.
According to The Times, developers of chatbots are competing fiercely to attract younger demographics as the AI competition intensifies. This is happening even though current chatbots are largely unreliable at best—and possibly detrimental at worst. Last year, UNESCO highlighted this issue.
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For authorities to oversee the utilization of generative AI in education, this would involve setting age restrictions for users along with establishing safeguards concerning data protection and individual privacy.