Interacting with an AI companion like you would a trusted friend may not seem intriguing to a parent, but researchers have found that kids are engaging with these entities at alarming rates. In fact, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents are often caught off guard by what their teens are doing in daily life — and when it comes to AI, the "perception gap" ...

Parents are starting to ask us questions about artificial intelligence. Not about homework help or writing tools, but about emotional attachment. More specifically, about AI companions that talk, ...

This study is Pew Research Center’s latest effort to explore the landscape of teens and technology today. It focuses on artificial intelligence – from how teens use chatbots to how they think about AI ...

Character.ai has announced that starting Nov. 25, 2025, users under 18 will no longer be able to chat with AI companions on the platform. Teen users will still be able to continue to make content such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grown-ups can’t seem to agree on artificial intelligence. It’s either the tool that will streamline our lives — drafting emails, ...

Meta today said that it is pausing teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all its apps. The company mentioned that it is not abandoning its efforts but wants to develop an updated version ...

Grown-ups can’t seem to agree on artificial intelligence. It’s either the tool that will streamline our lives — drafting emails, organizing schedules, helping with research — or the thing quietly ...