Google is preparing a “Gemini for Kids” AI chatbot to safeguard children online.
Google is testing out a new “Gemini for Kids” AI assistant aimed specifically at children under 13, according to a new report. The news comes as the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza warns against children turning to online chatbots for answers instead of their parents.
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Children are already using chatbots for advice: According to the Commissioner, “If we want children to experience the vivid technicolour of life, the joy of childhood, the innocence of youth, we have to prove that we will respond more quickly to them than Chat…