Google told parents that the tool has guardrails in place to protect from unsafe content and can help children with homework and make up stories.
Google is set to roll out its flagship AI chatbot, Gemini, for children under 13 next week, though only for those who have parent-managed Google accounts set up.
If you want your kids to use Gemini, you’ll need to sign up for Google’s Family Link service, a tool that allows parents to monitor how their child is spending time on their devices and adjust their privacy settings.
Google said that Gemini can help kids “to ask questions, get homework help and make up stories,” in an email sent to Family Link users, first spotted by The New York Times. Google reassured parents that data collected from under-13s using a Family Link account won’t be used to train its AI, and promises it has guardrails in place to stop them from being exposed to unsafe content.
