Google Opens AI Chatbot to Teens with Safety Measures

The AI tool, initially available in English, will help teenagers find inspiration, learn new skills, and solve problems while ensuring their safety with implemented guardrails.

Google is opening up access to its Bard AI chatbot to teenagers in most countries around the world. The chatbot will be available in English initially, with more languages to be added in the future.
The Bard AI chatbot is designed to help teens find inspiration, discover new hobbies, and solve everyday problems. It can also assist with learning, allowing teens to delve deeper into topics and better understand complex concepts.
Google has implemented safety features and guardrails to protect teens using the Bard AI chatbot. These measures are designed to prevent unsafe content, such as illegal or age-gated substances, from appearing in the chatbot's responses.
As part of the onboarding process for teens, Google will share resources to help them understand how generative AI works and its limitations. The company will also run a feature that double-checks Bard's answers with Google Search when a teen asks a fact-based question for the first time.
Google's decision to open up Bard to teens comes as AI technology is increasingly being used for academic purposes. A survey conducted by Junior Achievement in July 2023 revealed that nearly 44% of teens were likely to use AI to do their schoolwork for them in the upcoming school year.

The Hollywood Reporter