{"id":9793,"date":"2025-09-11T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/9793\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:37:07","slug":"alphabet-meta-openai-xai-and-snap-face-ftc-probe-over-ai-chatbot-safety-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/9793\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this photo illustration a virtual friend is seen on the screen of an iPhone on April 30, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced it is issuing orders to seven companies including OpenAI, Alphabet<\/a>, Meta<\/a>, xAI and Snap<\/a> to understand how their artificial intelligence<\/a> chatbots potentially negatively affect children and teenagers.<\/p>\n

The federal agency said AI chatbots may be used to simulate human-like communication and intrapersonal relationships<\/a> with users, and that it wants to understand what steps these companies have taken to “evaluate the safety of these chatbots when acting as companions,” according to a release.<\/p>\n

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