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Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI
Meta announced on Thursday that parents using its supervision tools can now see the topics their teen has asked Meta AI about in the past week on Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram.
Parents will see a new “Insights” tab within the supervision hub showing the topics their teen has been discussing with the AI chatbot. Topics can range from “School,” “Entertainment,” and “Lifestyle” to “Travel,” “Writing,” and “Health and Wellbeing,” among others, Meta says.
Parents can select a topic to see the subcategories that fall within each one. For example, “Lifestyle” breaks down into fashion, food, and holidays, while “Health and Wellbeing” covers fitness, physical health, and mental health.
The update is now available in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and Brazil, and will roll out globally in the coming weeks.
Meta first previewed these insights back in October when it said it was developing new tools to help parents guide their teens through AI.
Other previewed tools would have allowed parents to block access to specific AI characters or disable them entirely. However, Meta suspended teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all of its apps in January, saying it planned to develop an updated version specifically for teens.
For those unfamiliar, Meta AI characters are interactive AI personas with distinct personalities, designed for users to engage with as if they were real people filling specific roles — like a chef — or as recognizable celebrities, such as Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton.
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Meta suspended teens’ access to these characters just days before a lawsuit against it was set to go to trial in New Mexico, in which the social media giant was accused of failing to protect minors on its platforms. Meta ultimately lost the case, marking the first time a court has held the company legally liable for endangering child safety.
That case is one of many lawsuits that Meta and other Big Tech companies are facing over child safety. Given the timing, it’s not surprising that Meta halted access to the AI characters or that it’s now looking to inform parents about what their child is discussing with Meta AI.
Meta also announced on Wednesday that it is giving parents suggested conversation starters intended to help them talk openly and without judgment about their teens’ experiences with AI. Additionally, the company says it is launching a new AI Wellbeing Expert Council to help shape the development of its AI products for teens.
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The newly appointed Commissioner for Agriculture in Plateau State, Peter Gai, has pledged to prioritise food security and drive policies to boost farming activities in the state.
Mr Gai made the promise shortly after taking over as commissioner in charge of the ministry on Tuesday in Jos.
Recently, Governor Caleb Mutfwang reshuffled his cabinet, moving Mr Gai from the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning to the Ministry of Agriculture.
The new commissioner said the ministry under his leadership would focus on policies and programmes that ensure the availability and affordability of food in the state.
“Our mandate is clear; we will work to guarantee food security, support our farmers with modern inputs and create an enabling environment for agribusiness in the state to thrive,” he said.
Mr Gai added that the ministry would collaborate with federal agencies, development partners, and farmer groups to increase yields across value chains for various crops in the state.
The commissioner, who described agriculture as key to creating jobs and ensuring the state’s economic growth, added that the ministry would tackle post-harvest losses, access to finance, and extension services.
Earlier, Ishaku Bugama, the outgoing commissioner for agriculture, advised ministry staff to accord the new commissioner the support needed to help him succeed.
Mr Bugama, who thanked Mr Mutfwang for the opportunity to serve, expressed confidence that the new commissioner would take the sector to greater heights.
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