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Common Sense Media finds Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode on default student devices may miss signs of suicide or eating disorders, with deepfake instructions and unturnable controls. Axios notes the safety rating is the lowest, while Google defends safeguards; debate centers on real-world impact on minors.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and to change Facebook and Instagram defaults for US users under 18. The deal ends a federal trial and requires age verification, a two-hour daily cap, night blocks, muted school-hour notifications, removal of visible like counts and limits on cosmetic filters.
A wave of AI tools is reshaping how startups form and scale, with Altman and investors arguing AI can unlock opportunity even as the public questions benefits amid data-center backlash. New business filings have surged, reflecting a shifting landscape for entrepreneurs.
The OECD has released 2025 PISA results showing a global drop in reading, math, and science scores among 15-year-olds, with the United States experiencing a widening gap between low and high performers. The data link increased AI and social media use with weaker performance, while a minority of countries buck the trend.
Common Sense Media has rated OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens an "unacceptable risk" after testing more than 4,000 prompts and finding parental alerts and crisis referrals often fail. OpenAI has disputed the methodology, saying some tests occurred before parental controls finished linking and that broader data show improved teen-facing safeguards.