Meta says it’s cutting off teenagers’ access to its AI characters — at least until it can build “better” ones. “Starting in the coming weeks, teens will no longer be able to access AI characters across our apps until the updated experience is ready,” Meta said in an updated blog post. The announcement also described a feature that would provide parents “insights” about the topics their teens were discussing in the AI conversations. Concerns over teenage use of AI chatbots has fueled the broader conversation around AI safety and the phenomenon of AI psychosis, the term some experts are using to describe delusional mental health spirals that are encouraged by an AI’s sycophantic responses. More on AI: Meta Caught Saying It’s OK for Underage Children to Have “Romantic or Sensual” Conversations With AI