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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: Can AI Save Your Kids From Online Predators?
Description: While Instagram's parent company, Meta, battles the government in court over antitrust claims; they're also battling to keep your kids safe online.
Or so they say. But, can we believe them?
That's the question I asked former CNET Editor and current CBS News Tech contributor, Ian Sherr, about Instagram's announcement this week that they're rolling out a new AI tool that can protect young teens from harmful content, by being able to detect whether they are lying about their age.
But, what they are not doing, is requiring parental consent for children under the age of 16 to use their platform, wh...