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OpenAI and Meta will adjust chatbot features<\/a> to better respond to teens in crisis<\/a> after multiple reports of the bots directing young users to harm themselves or others, according to the companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recently introduced a real-time router<\/a> that can choose between efficient chat models and reasoning models based on the conversation context,\u201d OpenAI wrote in a Tuesday blog<\/a> post. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll soon begin to route some sensitive conversations \u2014 like when our system detects signs of acute distress \u2014 to a reasoning model, like GPT\u20115-thinking, so it can provide more helpful and beneficial responses, regardless of which model a person first selected,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year OpenAI formed the Expert Council on Well-Being and AI and our Global Physician Network to promote healthy interaction with large language models and said 250 physicians from across 60 countries have shared their input on current performance functions, the release noted.<\/p>\n

The new measures come after a 16-year-old in California died by suicide<\/a> after conversing with OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT. His parents allege the platform encouraged him to take his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s attorney on Tuesday described the OpenAI announcement as \u201cvague promises to do better\u201d and \u201cnothing more than OpenAI\u2019s crisis management team trying to change the subject,\u201d The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

They urged CEO Sam Altman to \u201cunequivocally say that he believes ChatGPT is safe or immediately pull it from the market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar instances of violent tendencies being encouraged by separate chatbots have been reported in Florida<\/a> and Texas<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

Meta told TechCrunch<\/a> it would update its policies to reflect more appropriate engagement with teens following a series of issues. The company said it would no longer allow teenage users to discuss self-harm, suicide, disordered eating, or potentially inappropriate romantic conversations with chatbots.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs our community grows and technology evolves, we\u2019re continually learning about how young people may interact with these tools and strengthening our protections accordingly,\u201d Meta spokesperson Stephanie Otway told the outlet. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs we continue to refine our systems, we\u2019re adding more guardrails as an extra precaution \u2014 including training our AIs not to engage with teens on these topics, but to guide them to expert resources, and limiting teen access to a select group of AI characters for now,” Otway continued, “These updates are already in progress, and we will continue to adapt our approach to help ensure teens have safe, age-appropriate experiences with AI.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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