Amber Mac wants parents to know their kids are talking to AI

OpenAI has recently announced parental controls for ChatGPT.

It’s good news, but the announcement comes shortly after the company was sued by parents blaming the chatbot for their son’s death by suicide (content warning: the linked story contains distressing details). It also follows Meta being forced to overhaul its chatbot training that guides interactions with minors after it was revealed the platform permitted ‘sensual’ conversations.

“There’s a really good chance that a young person’s parents—or even their friends—don’t even know that this individual is building a relationship with this chatbots. And that’s where the danger exists.”

Meanwhile, some schools across North America are making AI use mandatory, while others in Canada are suing tech platforms for the ways they’re harming