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Welcome to Tech News Briefing.

It's Thursday, September 5th.

I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

Right now, artificial intelligence bots can answer questions

and help you plan.

But what can they actually do for you? In the future these AI agents will be able to do just amount

anything you can do on your devices. We'll explain. And then, a wave of states have proposed or passed legislation to

regulate social media platforms with the goal of keeping kids safe online.

But some app makers and digital safety advocates say

smartphone makers and app stores also have a role to play here. Our reporter

Jeff Horowitz is going to join us to explain what Apple did to push back on efforts

for it to enforce age restrictions.

But first, AI agents that book flights, order groceries, even play Cupid without help from people are the next wave of artificial intelligence.

Techies see this as the evolution of ChatGPT because it's capable of

changing so many aspects of our lives. Here to tell us more about some of these

agents and what they are capable of is our reporter Bell Lynn.

Bell, when it comes to travel, there are already bots that can help you plan a trip,

where to go, what to see, etc.

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