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高市首相、Appleからの書簡を公開 子どもの安全対策で連携へ
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高市首相、Appleからの書簡を公開 子どもの安全対策で連携へ

Appleティム・クック前CEOらから前向きな回答、自殺防止機能などで協力姿勢

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高市早苗首相は10月2日、Xを通じてAppleとの間で交わされた子どもの安全対策や自殺防止に関するやりとりを公開した。Apple側からデバイスの適切な対策や支援窓口への誘導を推進する前向きな回答が寄せられたという。

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若者の間で生成AIへの相談が増加している現状を受け、日本政府がAppleへ適切な対策を要請した。

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「Appleティム・クック前CEOからお手紙をいただきました」――10月2日、高市早苗首相はXを通じて、Appleとの間で交わされた子どもの安全対策や自殺防止に向けた取り組みに関するやりとりについて公開した。

高市氏は若者の間で生成AIへの相談が増加している現状や海外での深刻な事例を挙げ、デバイスに自殺防止機能などの適切な対策を講じるようAppleへ直接要請したことを明らかにした。

この要請に対し、Appleの前CEOであるティム・クック氏や新CEOのジョン・ターナス氏から前向きな回答が寄せられているという。両氏は苦悩するユーザーを地域の支援窓口へ誘導する仕組みの推進や、日本政府と目標を共有して連携していく意向を示した。

日本政府は、グローバル企業との協力関係を深めながら、子どもたちが安全に利用できるインターネット環境の整備に今後も注力していく方針だ。

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  • 具体的にどのような自殺防止機能が導入されるのか
  • 実装のスケジュールはどうなっているか

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