Google Search AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to kids, report finds
A report from the Youth AI Safety Institute warns that Google's AI search features pose significant risks to children by providing harmful or inaccurate information. The study highlights that these tools lack parental controls and can generate inappropriate content.
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As generative AI becomes integrated into standard search engines, ensuring child safety and content accuracy is a growing regulatory and ethical concern.
The artificial intelligence features built in to Alphabet’s Google Search pose an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a new report from the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media, a California-based nonprofit.The study found that on test accounts configured for minors, the ubiquitous search engine’s AI features failed to detect suicide risks, said an eating disorder symptom was normal, and provided instructions for creating deepfakes, or sexually explicit fake content.The report added that unlike standalone chatbots, Google’s AI tools are built directly into the default…
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