Apple正在调整其App Store政策，让未成年人更难使用在线约会应用或AI的同伴
新的规则沿用了公司为更好地保护未成年人所作的其他改变，其中包括在全球推广其年龄保障技术，以及更多的父母控制和儿童安全特征。
Apple的新政策要求所有提供约会或浪漫关系特征的应用软件，11月16日起，开发者将被要求加入新的内容描述符，以确保其应用的时代评级反映其特征，称公司。
或许更有趣的是这项规则会如何影响AI的附带应用，常以年轻人为对象，"人物". AI,Replika等AI应用让人们创造AI的同伴，包括朋友，恋人，男友和女友，以及其他幻想人物。
去年的xAI也是发布 3D动画的AI伴奏，允许用户解锁NSFW能力。 截至去年夏天，跨越Apple App Store和Google Play的顶级AI辅助应用已经在全球下载2.2亿次。
除了“约会和关系”之外，应用软件还需要表明它们是否与他人或团体分享用户的真实世界位置，作为其功能的一部分。 融资的任何应用都明显关注隐私
该公司指出，在巴西，为家庭提供地点共享功能的应用软件可以要求政府司法和公安部(MJSP/Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública)给予官方评级，而不必按当地法律的要求，按A16评级列出。
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Apple is adjusting its App Store policies to make it more difficult for minors to use online dating apps or AI companions that engage in “sexual or romantic content,” the tech giant shared in an announcement to developers on Monday.
The new rules follow other changes the company has made to better protect minors, which include the rollout of its age assurance technology globally and more parental controls and child safety features.
While most major dating services typically restrict their platform to adults, Apple’s new policy will require all apps offering dating or romantic relationship features to carry an 18+ rating. Starting November 16, developers will be required to include new content descriptors to ensure their app’s age ratings reflect its features, the company said.
It’s perhaps more interesting how this rule could impact AI companion apps, or those where such functionality is one of many features. Often targeted at younger people, Character.AI, Replika, and other AI apps let people create AI companions, including friends, lovers, boyfriends and girlfriends, and other fantasy characters.
xAI last year also launched 3D animated AI companions that allowed users to unlock NSFW capabilities. As of last summer, top AI companion apps across the Apple App Store and Google Play had been downloaded 220 million times globally.
In addition to “dating and relationships,” apps will also need to indicate if they are sharing the real-world locations of a user with another person or group as part of their functionality. Any app doing so raises obvious privacy concerns, especially if the user wasn’t aware that their location was being shared.
The company noted that in Brazil, apps that provide location-sharing features for families can request an official rating from the government’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP/Ministério da Justiça e Segurança Pública), instead of being required to list them with the A16 rating, as the local law requires.
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