She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain sight.
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
Engadget

Now you can use ChatGPT Voice without leaving your chat

OpenAI has announced that it's changing how ChatGPT's Voice mode works on the web and inside the company's app. As part of an update, you can interact with ChatGPT Voice directly within your ongoing ...
Columbus Dispatch

Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is introducing new safety features to limit interactions between adults and minors on its platform. Users will need to verify their age with a government ID or facial scan to use chat features.
NBC Los Angeles on MSN

SoCal families sue Roblox, claiming their children were exposed to predators on gaming platform

A Los Angeles County mother said her daughter met a sexual predator on the popular children’s gaming platform Roblox, ...
Android Authority

ChatGPT's Voice Mode moves into chats for faster, more natural conversations

ChatGPT’s Voice Mode is now available directly within chats. It was previously open in a separate voice chat interface. With the update, Voice Mode will now display a live transcript as you converse ...
9to5Mac

ChatGPT just made voice mode even more capable

ChatGPT has an impressive voice mode that offers a very natural, conversational flow. The latest update to ChatGPT now combines voice mode with the main text mode by default. OpenAI shows off some ...
MacRumors

ChatGPT Voice Mode Now Works Inside Your Existing Conversation

OpenAI has updated the voice feature in its ChatGPT app so that voice conversations now happen directly inside an ongoing chat instead of forcing users into a separate voice-only session. The change ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
Deadline.com

Google AI, Ashton Kutcher-Backed Animation Studio Spiridellis Bros. Partners With ‘Raining Tacos’ Creator Parry Gripp & Roblox On Parryverse

EXCLUSIVE: AI-powered animation studio Spiridellis Bros. Studios has announced an exclusive partnership with songwriter and music artist Parry Gripp, whose songs for children have drawn hundreds of ...
IGN

Russia Blocks Roblox, Says It Contains 'LGBT Propaganda'

Access to Roblox has been banned in Russia, as the country's authorities have deemed it a host of "LGBT propaganda." Russia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced the move last night, news ...
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Roblox addresses predators with new age-verification and chat rules

Roblox is preparing to launch a series of safety changes that will restrict how adults and minors interact on the platform, a move the company says could reduce inappropriate behavior in its massive ...