Teenagers are concerned about creating inappropriate content
Grade upgrade from 4 years old to 17 years old or older
A spark in the AI age debate
Apple has ignited a debate about the age at which AI can be used by successively imposing age restrictions on applications (apps) equipped with generative artificial intelligence (AI) services such as ChatGPT. As generative AI is spreading from search engines to social media, shopping, and English study apps, controversy over how to control the use of children and teenagers is expected to spread.
On the 2nd (local time), Blix, the developer of the e-mail app ‘Blue Mail’, announced to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that it tried to upload a new version of the app with ChatGPT function to the App Store, but Apple refused to register it. Bluemail has added a feature to the new version that helps AI chatbots automatically compose e-mails based on e-mail contents and schedules stored in the smartphone calendar.
Apple is in the position that registration is possible only when the age of use of this app, which is currently 4 years or older, is raised to 17 years or older, or the content filtering function is reinforced. This is because children and teenagers can create inappropriate content when using the ChatGPT function.
Apple has also given Microsoft’s (MS) search app ‘Bing’ a rating of 17 or older. This is because you can also search for adult content through ‘Bing’. In contrast, on Google Android, both the Bluemail AI version and Bing are registered for all ages.
Google Android’s share in the global market is over 70%, but in the North American market, where the latest apps are competing, Apple iOS’s share is over 53%, accounting for the majority. If Apple tightens the age limit for the use of generative AI, it will inevitably affect the overall app market. In particular, last month, BingAI caused controversy by responding to “I want to know the password for nuclear weapons,” and ChatGPT is also emerging as a “jailbreak” method that bypasses usage restrictions, raising voices calling for appropriate regulation for use by children and teenagers. there is. The WSJ analyzed that “Apple’s attempt suggests that big tech companies are closely watching the risks posed by new AI technologies.”
In this situation, OpenAI recently disclosed to developers the paid application program interface (API) of ‘Whisper’, which exchanges voice and text, along with ChatGPT, and related services are pouring like a flood. Social media Snapchat is equipped with ‘My AI’, which chats with AI, and ‘Spic’, an English conversation app in Korea, has also released an ‘AI Tutor’ function that allows conversation with AI in English based on open AI technology.
In 2019, Blix also had a conflict, such as filing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple when the app was deleted from the Apple App Store. Blix is expressing dissatisfaction, saying, “Apple is not regulating the age of other AI-loaded apps.”
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Source: Donga
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