Use of popular AI "companions" pose dangers and risks for children and teens. But tech ethicists, child development experts ...
The kids have always had phones — since they were 3,” he told me a few months ago. I almost fell off my chair. A weekly ...
As a mom, my news feed is flooded with cautionary tales about all the ways technology will ruin my kids—and all the ways I must protect them. Social-media bans. Screen-time limits. The “Wait Until 8th ...
Jean M. Twenge holds an unusual place among Ph.D. psychologists. For the past two decades, she has toggled between the obscurity of the academy and the glare of academic fame. The author of two ...
When Lisa Yoder’s kids want to watch a movie, they look through the family’s DVD library or head to the library and pick DVDs to borrow. Yoder’s favorite part about letting her kids watch DVDs is that ...
Ask an adult what they think about kids and AI, and expect to hear a strong opinion. Parents, politicians, experts—everyone has a take on whether young people should use AI, how to moderate their ...
Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on ...
At the same time, they were adamant that kids not have too much access to social media, websites, games, or group chats and ...
Parents said it is difficult to withhold screens from their kids when they are tired, busy, or simply want some time to ...
Ludrick Cooper, an eighth-grade teacher in South Carolina, didn’t always like the idea of using artificial intelligence – in the classroom or otherwise. But he eventually came around. “This is the new ...
Many teachers are now incorporating AI into lesson plans, another sign that AI-powered tools are becoming more commonplace in the classroom even as the technology’s advantages and risks are still ...