AI Is Talking to Your Kids. Can You Trust It?
Three AI developments parents need to know this week — and what to do about them
AI is becoming part of children’s everyday lives. They use it for homework, advice, entertainment and increasingly, companionship.
AI companions, deepfakes and increasingly powerful AI tools are creating new risks for children. This week, research suggested that one in three children would rather talk to an AI companion than a real person, while child-safety experts continue to warn about companion chatbots and AI-generated explicit images. Parents do not need to understand every new technology. But we do need to understand the risks and set sensible boundaries.
