Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive, report shows

Open this photo in gallery:The report says chatbots tend to reinforce users’ beliefs and emotional states and ‘generate the false experience of being understood.’Borja Suarez/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots.It’s one of a series of recommendations made by youth between the ages of 17 and 23 who took part in roundtables across the country.The report says AI platforms should be required to “address the addictive design of AI chatbots by requiring measures such as content filters and optional data cache deletion, and explicitly providing users with the ability to…

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