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- Why ChatGPT makes things up, explained in plain words
Why ChatGPT makes things up: a London court, a European news study and OpenAI's own research explain the guessing habit, and where to check it.
- OpenAI's $5m teen AI research fund, and what it quietly admits
OpenAI is funding independent research on how AI affects teens aged 13 to 17. The fine print tells Singapore parents how much is still unknown.
- Fortnite's age rating stops where the AI starts talking
Epic switched on AI characters that talk back inside Fortnite islands. What a game's age rating still tells you, and what it now cannot.
- ChatGPT for Teens is live. What it does, and who it misses
OpenAI's new teen version of ChatGPT tries to catch homework shortcuts. Here is what it changes for Singapore families, and who it quietly leaves out.
- WhatsApp parental controls are here. Meta AI is the gap
WhatsApp's new parent-managed accounts switch Meta AI off for under 13s. Once a child moves to an ordinary account, that AI supervision vanishes.
- Children are taking their worries to the homework chatbot
New surveys in Australia and Japan show children bring personal worries, not just homework, to everyday AI assistants. What that means for parents here.
- How old should a child be to use AI? The labs disagree
Anthropic says 18, OpenAI says 13, Google lets an under-13 in with a parent's tap. What those AI age limits really tell a Singapore parent.
- Singapore's app store age checks, and the AI they miss
Singapore's app stores now check ages before under-18s download adult apps. Here is what that gate catches, what it does not, and what parents can do.
- How to teach your child to fact-check an AI
South Korea just demoted its AI school textbooks over errors. The lasting skill to teach kids at home is how to check what an AI tells them.
- What kids are actually doing with AI chatbots
Not homework shortcuts, mostly. A look at how children are really using AI chatbots at home and school, and what parents can do about it.
- When an AI companion is hard to quit, teens notice first
Most teens use AI companions for fun and creativity, not romance. The ones who get stuck are often the first to say so, if we listen.
- When teens ask a chatbot for mental health advice
A fifth of young people now ask AI chatbots for mental health advice, and most tell no one. The worry is less the advice than the secrecy.
- AI chatbot bans for kids: what the 2026 laws actually do
In 2026 a wave of state and federal laws set out to restrict AI companion chatbots for minors. Here is what they cover, and what they leave to parents.
- When AI helps kids learn, and when it quietly doesn't
New research finds an AI that hands kids the answers can leave them worse off than no AI at all. What helps is a tool that makes them think.
