The New York Times, has reported that Google will commence permitting children under the age of 13 who possess Google accounts that are managed by their parents to utilize its Gemini automaton next week.

According to The Times, Gemini will be accessible to children whose parents utilize Family Link, a Google service that allows families to enroll their children in a variety of Google services.

The publication was informed by a Google spokesperson that Gemini has specific guardrails for younger users and that the company will not use this data to educate its AI.

As the AI contest intensifies, chatbot manufacturers are vying to attract younger audiences, as The Times observes.

That is despite the fact that chatbots are imprecise at best and potentially detrimental at worst.

Late last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization advocated for governments to regulate the use of generative AI in education.

This included the establishment of age restrictions for users and the establishment of safeguards for data protection and user privacy.

It has been reported that Apple and Anthropic have formed a partnership to develop an AI coding platform.

Bloomberg reported on Friday that Apple and Anthropic are collaborating to develop a “vibe-coding” software platform that will apply generative AI to the writing, editing, and testing of code for programmers.

Bloomberg reports that the iPhone manufacturer intends to implement the software internally; however, it has not yet determined whether it will introduce it to the public.

According to the report, the system is a new iteration of Apple’s programming software, Xcode, and is based on Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet paradigm.