Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
Zac de Silva

Crackdown on 'lawful but awful' content to protect kids

The digital watchdog is trying to prevent children having sexual conversations with AI platforms. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians using some artificial intelligence chatbots will need to prove their age from March next year in a bid to reduce children's access to confronting or sexual content online.

The nation's digital watchdog is concerned about young people engaging in sexually explicit conversations with AI platforms, sometimes for hours at a time.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.