Does your child have a chatbot for a friend? VERBATIM: A new study of teenagers in the U.S., U.K., India, and eight other countries finds that one-third of them have an AI companion. The same survey also reveals that adolescents have fewer friendships amongst ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS than ever before. Meanwhile, 40% of the teens who participated […]
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Does your child have a chatbot for a friend?
Does your child have a chatbot for a friend?
VERBATIM: A new study of teenagers in the U.S., U.K., India, and eight other countries finds that one-third of them have an AI companion. The same survey also reveals that adolescents have fewer friendships amongst ACTUAL HUMAN BEINGS than ever before. Meanwhile, 40% of the teens who participated in the poll say they are not fully confident that there is any adult in their life that has a genuine interest in listening to them. MHBREPORTING