take to, Coming-of-age/ coming of age. Age restrictions for social media and AI chatbots are rapidly evolving, 社群媒體和人工智慧聊天機器人的年齡限制正在迅速變化

社群媒體和人工智慧聊天機器人的年齡限制正在迅速變化，越來越多的人呼籲將社群媒體的最低年齡限制提高到16歲，並加強人工智慧的存取控制，以應對安全風險。雖然許多平台目前設定的最低年齡為13歲，但各國政府正在探索強制性年齡驗證（例如，澳洲、歐盟和美國部分地區已實施），以應對令人上癮的功能和有害內容。

AI Overview

Age restrictions for social media and AI chatbots are rapidly evolving, with a growing push for a minimum age of 16 for social media and stricter AI access controls due to safety risks. While many platforms currently set a 13-year minimum, governments are exploring mandatory age verification (e.g., in Australia, EU, and parts of the US) to address addictive features and harmful content. 

Current Age Restrictions & Trends

• Social Media: Most platforms require users to be at least 13. However, trends are moving toward a 16-year minimum, with regions proposing bans on users under 14 or 16 without parental consent.
• AI Chatbots: Generally,, the minimum age is 13. Companies are facing pressure to implement stricter controls, such as banning teenagers from certain, Character.ai.
• Enforcement: Emerging regulations, like in Australia, aim to force companies to verify ages, reducing the reliance on self-reporting. 

Key Concerns and Safety Measures

• Risks: Concerns include harmful content exposure, data privacy issues, addictive algorithms, and, according to Internet Matters, AI tools that can simulate human conversation inappropriately, as noted by Children and Screens.
• AI Safety: Character.ai is restricting access to its tools to ensure safety, highlighting the need for better guardrails.
• Parental Consent: Some proposals allow younger users (ages 14-15) with parent permission, as reported by Global News. 

Global Regulatory Landscape

• Australia: Considering a ban on social media for children under 16.
• European Union: Exploring a bloc-wide push for age verification apps.
• United States: Several states are debating or passing laws requiring age verification or parental consent, with California looking into restrictions on AI-powered toys.
• Legal Challenges: Harvard Law Review notes that courts are analyzing if these age-verification laws are too restrictive. 

Parental Guidance
For younger users, experts from Children and Screens suggest engaging with AI tools under supervision and focusing on educational, rather than open-ended, interactions. 

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coming of age

/ˌkʌmɪŋ əv ˈeɪdʒ/

「coming」的詞組

1. the age or occasion when one formally becomes an adult.

   "time was when being offered a drink for the first time was a rite of passage, a coming of age"

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Dictionary

take to

phrasal verb of take

1. 1.

   begin or fall into the habit of doing something.

   "he took to hiding some secret supplies in his desk"

   Similar:

   make a habit of

   resort to

   turn to

   have recourse to

   begin

   start

   commence

   Opposite:

   stop
2. 2.

   form a liking for someone.

   "Mrs Brady never took to Moran"