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Is Poe safe for your child?
Age guide
16+
We advise Poe from age 16 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk).
- 5-8
- Poe is not suitable for this age group as the concepts of AI and chatbot interaction are too complex, and there is no content filtering for public bots.
- 9-12
- Poe is not recommended for this age group due to the lack of robust content filtering and the potential for exposure to unmoderated user-created bots or inappropriate responses from general AI models.
- 13-15
- Teenagers can use Poe with significant parental guidance, focusing on educational or creative applications of AI, but parents must monitor interactions due to the possibility of encountering unmoderated user-created bots or inappropriate content generation.
- 16+
- Young adults can explore Poe's various AI models for research, creative writing, or coding assistance, with an understanding of AI limitations and the importance of critical evaluation of generated content.
Poe is a platform by Quora that provides access to multiple AI chatbots, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others, all in one interface. Users can ask questions, generate content, and interact with various AI personalities.
- Age guide
- 16+
- Overall risk
- 5/10
- Violence
- 2/10
- Toxic behaviour
- 5/10
- Stranger contact
- 6/10
- Addiction risk
- 7/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Influence
- 6/10
What parents should know
Poe is an AI chatbot platform that provides access to various large language models, including user-created bots. While it offers educational and creative potential, the platform lacks robust content filtering across all bots, especially user-generated ones, making it unsuitable for younger children. Parents of teenagers using Poe must emphasize critical thinking about AI-generated content, the importance of not sharing personal information, and the potential for encountering unmoderated or inappropriate responses.
What to do about Poe
Free with a Parentwise account. The age-by-age verdict needs your child's age, which is why it lives behind the account.
- The age-by-age verdict
What we advise for under 8, 8-12 and 13+ - our age guide for Poe is 16+, and the answer changes with your child's age. - The one setting to change tonight
The exact Poe setting that cuts the most risk, with the steps to find it. - What to say
Word-for-word openers for talking about Poe without a row. - Red flags to watch for
The signals in Poe that mean it is time to step in.
Poe age rating and parents guide: common questions
What age rating is Poe?
Parentwise puts Poe at 16+. We advise Poe from age 16 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). Violence scores 2/10, language 4/10, stranger contact 6/10 and addiction risk 7/10.
Can a 10 year old use Poe?
Not by default: we advise Poe from 16+, so at 10 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Poe is not recommended for this age group due to the lack of robust content filtering and the potential for exposure to unmoderated user-created bots or inappropriate responses from general AI models.
Can a 12 year old use Poe?
Not by default: we advise Poe from 16+, so at 12 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Poe is not recommended for this age group due to the lack of robust content filtering and the potential for exposure to unmoderated user-created bots or inappropriate responses from general AI models.
Can a 13 year old use Poe?
Not by default: we advise Poe from 16+, so at 13 it needs your supervision and the settings changed first. Teenagers can use Poe with significant parental guidance, focusing on educational or creative applications of AI, but parents must monitor interactions due to the possibility of encountering unmoderated user-created bots or inappropriate content generation.
Is Poe appropriate for kids?
Poe is an AI chatbot platform that provides access to various large language models, including user-created bots. Parentwise rates Poe overall as medium risk (5/10), with stranger contact at 6/10 and addiction risk at 7/10.
Is Poe family friendly?
Poe sits in the middle: fine with settings changed and an occasional check-in. While it offers educational and creative potential, the platform lacks robust content filtering across all bots, especially user-generated ones, making it unsuitable for younger children.
Poe parents guide: what should a parent know first?
Poe is an AI chatbot platform that provides access to various large language models, including user-created bots. The parts that most often catch parents out are stranger contact (6/10) and how hard it pulls for more time (7/10).
Is Poe safe for kids?
We advise Poe from age 16 and up. Overall risk 5/10 (medium risk). While it offers educational and creative potential, the platform lacks robust content filtering across all bots, especially user-generated ones, making it unsuitable for younger children.
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