Meta is rolling out new safety features for its AI chatbot, including alerts that notify parents using Instagram supervision tools when supervised teens discuss suicide or self-harm with Meta AI. The new safeguards, announced July 16 in a press release, are available for supervised Teen Accounts on Instagram in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, with a broader global rollout expected later this year. When Meta AI detects that a supervised teen may be discussing suicide or self-harm, the chatbot will encourage the teen to contact a trusted adult or crisis resource. If the conversation indicates a potential risk, Meta will send an alert to the supervising parent through Instagram’s parental supervision tools after a human review. The company said it is also developing technology that could notify emergency responders in the most serious situations. Meta said the new protections were developed with input from more than 75 mental health experts and advisory organizations. The update builds on safety measures Meta introduced earlier this year, allowing parents to see the general topics their teens have discussed with Meta AI over the previous seven days.