Research Finds: Nearly 10% of AI Chatbot Users Engage in Conversations with Pornographic Themes


Meta has globally disabled the "AI Role" feature for minors due to compliance risks with AI chatbots. Previously internal reports showed that its AI failed to effectively filter sensitive topics when communicating with minors, sparking controversy.
AI chatbots are deeply involved in human emotional lives, and addressing user psychological crises has become an urgent ethical challenge in the industry. Recently, Andrea Volonino, the former head of model policy at OpenAI, left the company to join her former supervisor at competitor Anthropic. During her time at OpenAI, she was responsible for the safety policies of GPT-4 and the next-generation reasoning models, and her departure highlights the unprecedented ethical dilemmas in the field of AI emotional interaction.
AI chatbots have led to a decline in user traffic, threatening the survival of content creators. The non-profit organization Creative Commons has rarely supported 'paid crawling' technology, aiming to build a sustainable economic model for the content ecosystem. The organization, known for promoting knowledge-sharing licenses, recently proposed building an AI data sharing framework.
Reddit CEO stated that AI chatbots are not the main source of traffic for the platform, and current traffic still relies on Google search and direct visits. This statement has cooled down the heated discussion about AI replacing traditional search, revealing the complex balance between AI collaboration and user growth for social platforms.
According to a study by the Male Allies UK, an increasing number of teenage boys are using personalized artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots as a source of emotional support and therapeutic tools. A survey of boys from 37 secondary schools in England, Scotland, and Wales found that more than one-third of respondents said they are considering having an AI friend. With the rise of AI therapists and AI girlfriends, there is growing concern about this phenomenon.