Meta is developing a ‘killswitch’ feature for Instagram’s AI chatbots, slated for release in early 2025. This functionality aims to bolster parental controls, empowering parents to disable AI chatbot interactions entirely within their children’s accounts. The decision reflects a growing emphasis on safeguarding younger users within the evolving landscape of AI integration in social media. Information on this development was initially shared on the Artificial Intelligence subreddit. [Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1occlnn/meta_to_put_killswitch_on_instagram_ai_chatbots/]