Character.AI Implements Age Restrictions, Banning Users Under 18 from AI Character Chats
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Elissa Welle
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Summary
Character.AI is implementing age restrictions by gradually banning users under 18 from its AI character chats. The company announced that under-18 users will initially be limited to two hours of open-ended chats, with a complete ban taking effect by November 25th. Additionally, Character.AI is rolling out a new 'age assurance model' that uses AI to classify users' ages based on the types of characters they chat with, combined with other on-site and third-party data.
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Under-18 users will be immediately limited to two hours of 'open-ended chats' with its AI characters, and that limit will shrink to a complete ban from chats by November 25th.
The company says it's rolling out a new in-house 'age assurance model' that classifies a user's age based on the type of characters they choose to chat with, in combination with other on-site or third-party data information.
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