Meta unveils a new suite of parental supervision tools aimed at tightening controls over how teens interact with artificial intelligence across its platforms.
In a new blog post, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, and Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, say the changes will let parents disable one-on-one chats between teens and AI characters, block specific chatbots and view summaries of topics their teens discuss with AI systems.
The new settings will first appear on Instagram early next year before expanding to other Meta apps. The executives say the update reflects the company’s broader effort to balance innovation with responsibility as AI features spread across its products.
“We recognize parents already have a lot on their plates when it comes to navigating the internet safely with their teens, and we’re committed to providing them with helpful tools and resources that make things simpler for them, especially as they think about new technology like AI.”
Meta says its AI systems are already trained to avoid certain topics and to follow guidance consistent with PG-13 ratings.
“AI characters are designed to not engage in age-inappropriate discussions about self-harm, suicide, or disordered eating with teens, or conversations that encourage, promote, or enable these topics.”
The social media giant adds that it will continue using AI technology to place suspected minors into restricted settings.
“We know teens may try to get around these protections, so we’re also using AI technology to place those we suspect are teens into these protections, even if they tell us they’re adults.”
The news comes as regulators targeted AI giants like Meta over chatbot data practices. Last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a broad inquiry into consumer AI to see how companies measure and monitor negative impacts, process user inputs, generate outputs and use information gleaned from chats, with a special focus on child safety.
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