Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions

Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots – including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether – beginning early next year.

But parents won’t be able to turn off Meta’s AI assistant, which Meta says will “will remain available to offer helpful information and educational opportunities, with default, age-appropriate protections in place to help keep teens safe.”

Parents who don’t want to turn off all chats with all AI characters will also be able to block specific…