Artificial intelligence technologies have made significant strides over the past year, showing that what we see in movies is now becoming reality. Chatbot that OpenAI launched a few months ago ChatGPT perhaps the greatest indicator of this development.

While this is exciting, there are some concerns about artificial intelligence products. One is the effect on children. A report shared today by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) showed that Apple has taken a step in this regard and blocked the update of an application supported by ChatGPT.

Apple wants the ChatGPT-enabled BlueMail app to be 17 or older

Apple has rejected a new update to its popular email app BlueMail. The update included ChatGPT supported artificial intelligence features. According to the WSJ, the tech giant is allowing the developer to deploy Unless the age limit is 17 years or older He stated that he would not accept the update.

BlueMail’s new update aims to enable email authoring by leveraging past emails and calendar events, and leverages OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot API. The Wall Street Journal also reported that Apple’s App Store review team Artificial intelligence-assisted language tools can produce inappropriate content for children, That is why he says he has contacted Blix, the developer of the app.

BlueMail’s current age limit is 4 years and older. The developer company Blix says that there are already content filtering features in the application, the age restriction has also been increased. prevent new users from entering is thinking. He also adds that no such age restriction is imposed on other apps that use ChatGPT.

It should be noted that the company normally sets the age limit of 17 for the App Store for applications that may contain offensive language, sexual content, and drug references.

Apple’s steps on age restrictions on AI have already begun

Microsoft recently introduced ChatGPT support to Bing Let’s add that age restriction is applied in the App Store. Looking at the application on the Play Store, we see that there is no such limitation. This shows that the situation is exclusive to Apple and that the company has already begun to impose restrictions.

Concerns about artificial intelligence are growing rapidly

This move by Apple, manufacturer of artificial intelligence products growing concerns come later. Those who tested Bing, which previously has ChatGPT support, said the chatbot returned some unwanted results. These include insults to users, harsh and angry replies, and misinformation.

On the other hand, chatbots harm children was also the subject of discussion. Showing inappropriate content and having artificial intelligence make assignments are some of them. We have even recently seen ChatGPT banned in some schools because it harms children’s learning.