Google Gemini is coming for your children
Access will reportedly extend from teens to now also include under-13 kids, beginning next week.
- Google currently allows teens to use Gemini.
- According to an email sent out to parents, that will extend to children under 13, starting next week.
- Children will need to have accounts set up through Google Family Link.
AI-powered systems already represent a mire of privacy concerns, and while that’s one thing when we’re talking about adults choosing what they’re OK sharing with AI, it’s a very different conversation when we start involving children. Still, tech companies are not about to ignore an entire user segment if they don’t have to, and we’ve already seen Gemini working to develop tools specifically for kids. Now it looks like Google’s finally just about ready to open the floodgates.
Google’s been sending out emails to parents, according to a report from The New York Times, informing them of its intent to begin offering access to Gemini for children under the age of 13. This effort is set to get underway as of next week, and will be eligible to households who are using Google Family Link to manage their accounts.
