A California teenager used a chatbot over several months for drug-use guidance on ChatGPT, his mother said. Sam Nelson, 18, was preparing for college when he asked an AI chatbot how many grams of ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Effective Jan. 1 , California will officially become the first state to limit youth access to AI chatbots. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 243 into law ...

It wasn't until a couple of years ago that Keri Rodrigues began to worry about how her kids might be using chatbots. She learned her youngest son was interacting with the chatbot in his Bible app — he ...

The Italian Competition Authority on Wednesday issued a press release ordering Meta to suspend the terms excluding competing AI chatbots from being created and used with WhatsApp’s Business offering.

A significant number of teens say conversations with AI chatbots feel more satisfying than talking with actual humans, and one in three say they would choose AI companions over people for serious ...

A surge in reports of psychosis-like symptoms linked to intensive chatbot use has prompted an urgent effort by researchers, physicians, and technology developers to understand how these tools may ...

A recent Pew Research study revealed over two-thirds of U.S. teens use chatbots, one-third use them daily, 1 in 5 teens are on YouTube or TikTok “almost constantly,” and four in ten teens are always ...

Experts on adolescent psychiatry and psychology say it’s important to have open and continuous discussion with kids about their use of artificial intelligence and AI chatbots. Parents should set ...

The Pew Research Center released a study on Tuesday that shows how young people are using both social media and AI chatbots. Pew found that 97% of teens use the internet daily, with about 40% of ...

AI chatbots haven't come close to replacing teens' social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots daily or ...

Artificial intelligence chatbots have entered many teenagers’ daily routines. As many as 64% of U.S. teens say they use AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google Gemini, with about 28% saying they use ...