Canada's Online Harms Bill: AI Chatbots & Social Media Age Limits

0:00Canada's online harms bill is sparking debate over whether it should tackle AI chatbots and the government's expert panel is split right down the middle. Out of the 11 members, just three say yes to regulating those chatbots, while opinions on age limits for social media are all over the place. The feds reconvene this panel back in March after their last bill fizzled out before last year's election. Now they're pushing forward with new rules to boost online safety for everyone. These issues hit big globally, with AI chatbots raising fresh safety red flags and age restrictions turning into hot political potatoes everywhere. Culture Minister Mark Miller dropped last week that they're seriously eyeing a social media ban for kids, but he's letting the experts hash out the AI side. As Ottawa weighs all this input, expect the bill to evolve quick, balancing tech innovation with real protections online. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.