Common Sense Media
PulseAugur coverage of Common Sense Media — every cluster mentioning Common Sense Media across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
4 day(s) with sentiment data
-
New York enacts strict child safety law for AI chatbots
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law aimed at protecting children from potential harms posed by AI chatbots. The legislation mandates that AI companies verify the ages of their users, offering methods tha…
-
New York bans AI chatbots from targeting children, cracks down on baby monitors
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two new laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of AI chatbots and internet-connected baby monitors. The first law prohibits AI chatbot companies from offerin…
-
New prompting framework enhances LLM reasoning with expert roles
Researchers have introduced Role-Enhanced Zero-Shot Chain-of-Thought (RE-ZS-CoT), a new prompting framework designed to improve large language model reasoning without requiring task-specific examples. This method integr…
-
Global AI Attitudes Deepen Divide; Teens Adopt Generative AI; Decision Models Gain Traction
A new report from Ipsos indicates a growing divide in global attitudes towards AI, with a significant portion of the population expressing both wonder and worry about its future. Separately, research from Common Sense M…
-
Startup Giant raises $8M for AI-powered interactive children's content
Giant, a startup co-founded by David Silverman, has secured $8 million in funding to develop an AI-powered platform for children. The platform aims to move away from the passive consumption of content, like that found o…
-
OpenAI's GPT-6 introduces interactive UI in ChatGPT for 1.2B users
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 within ChatGPT, introducing an "Intelligent UI" feature that allows the AI to generate interactive calculators, charts, and forms directly within chat responses. This new capability aims to str…
-
OpenAI launches GPT-6 with interactive UI; Anthropic slashes Haiku costs
OpenAI has released GPT-6, featuring an "Intelligent UI" that integrates interactive elements directly into the chat interface, transforming it into an application generator. Concurrently, Anthropic has significantly re…
-
ChatGPT for Teens flagged for "unacceptable risk" amid engagement concerns
A new report from Common Sense Media has found that OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens poses an "unacceptable risk" to young users, despite the company's promises of enhanced safeguards. The study indicates that the chatbot's d…
-
ChatGPT for Teens adds college planning and study tools
OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT for Teens with new college planning tools designed to assist students with applications and financial aid deadlines. The 'College Planner' feature will consolidate application requirements, d…
-
AI safety challenge: Per-turn filters miss gradual conversational harm
Common Sense Media has identified OpenAI's ChatGPT as an unacceptable risk for young users, despite the platform's built-in safety features. This highlights a critical challenge in AI safety: per-turn filtering, which e…
-
AI News Roundup: ChatGPT Safety Concerns, Offline AI Assistant, and LoRA Explained
Common Sense Media has flagged OpenAI's teen-oriented ChatGPT as an unacceptable risk for young users, citing concerns that arise even with existing safety guardrails. In parallel, a developer has created an offline, C+…
-
Advocacy group flags safety risks for teens using ChatGPT
An advocacy group, Common Sense Media, has urged OpenAI to restrict teen access to ChatGPT, citing significant safety concerns. Their testing indicated that the platform is unreliable in recognizing when a teen requires…
-
Common Sense Media flags ChatGPT for Teens as unacceptable risk
Common Sense Media has declared OpenAI's "ChatGPT for Teens" an "unacceptable risk." The nonprofit organization, which focuses on youth safety and reviews digital content, issued this warning regarding the AI tool. This…
-
Child safety group deems ChatGPT for Teens an 'unacceptable risk' · 10 sources tracked
Common Sense Media has declared OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens an "unacceptable risk" for users under 18, citing failures in critical safety features. The nonprofit's assessment found that the chatbot frequently did not sen…
-
National Civics Bee links civic education to workforce readiness
The National Civics Bee, a nationwide competition for middle school students, aims to improve both civic knowledge and workforce readiness. The competition involves students identifying community issues, researching the…
-
User seeks guidance on "Shrek Retold" suitability for children
A user on Mastodon is seeking information about the appropriateness of the film "Shrek Retold" for children. They are looking for an informed answer, noting that Common Sense Media has not yet provided guidance on this …
-
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with enhanced safety and study features
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a specialized version of its AI chatbot designed for users aged 13 to 17. This new offering integrates existing safety features with new protections aimed at preventing emotional o…
-
Character.AI faces user exodus amid age restrictions and lawsuits
Character.AI is experiencing a decline in users due to its decision to restrict access for users under 18, implementing age verification through ML models and third-party services. This move follows legal actions relate…
-
Character.AI restricts Russian users, removes under-18 chat features
Character.AI is implementing new restrictions for its Russian users, including payment issues with its premium subscription due to Stripe's inability to process Russian cards. Additionally, the platform has removed open…
-
Google Search AI Overviews flagged "unacceptable risk" for children
Common Sense Media has assessed Google Search's AI Overviews and AI Mode, deeming them an "unacceptable risk" for children. Their study, which involved over 2,600 search queries from accounts set up for 11- and 15-year-…