First social media came after teens. Now AI is doing the same thing

Two major things that may at first seem unconnected are happening in tech this week. In a California court, 29 attorneys general are bringing a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, alleging the company knowingly designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled the public about the harms its platforms posed to young users, and illegally collected data from children under 13 without parental consent. At the same time, OpenAI announced the…