Google opened Gemini to children under 13
In May 2025 Google told families it would make its chatbot available on supervised accounts for younger children.
Kivorent News desk, published , 1 min read
Under 13the age group Google opened Gemini to
This is a look back at news from the week of . We wrote it on November 11, 2026, from the sources listed at the end.
Google emailed families in early May 2025 to say its Gemini chatbot would become available to children under 13 the following week. The New York Times reported the plan, according to AI Weekly's summary.
Access came through accounts that parents supervise.
Why it mattered
It was one of the first moves by a large AI company to put a general chatbot in front of young children on purpose. Chatbots can state wrong things with confidence, and children are less equipped to notice.
The questions it raised stayed open through 2026, when a Justice Department task force was set up to handle AI misuse.
Sources
- Issue #437: Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an everything app, AI Weekly, May 4, 2025
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