#chatbots
5 articles
- 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.
