FTC investigates AI chatbot safety and mental health risks among tech giants

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The FTC is investigating seven tech companies, including Meta and OpenAI, over concerns about the safety, monetization, and potential risks of AI chatbot companions for minors, amid reports of harmful outcomes and lax safeguards.
- FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbot companions from Meta, OpenAI, and others TechCrunch
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- Feds point to Californian's suicide in new probe of Bay Area tech companies SFGATE
- FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others Reuters
- US regulator launches inquiry into AI ‘companions’ used by teens Financial Times
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