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Meta will now tell parents if their teens talk about suicide with the company's AI chatbot
Meta will notify Canadian parents who use Instagram's supervision feature if their teen shows signs of crisis through the AI chatbot. While seen as a positive step, stakeholders note more work is needed to ensure teen safety online.
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