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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support—here's how to keep kids safe

It's 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about an issue with a friend, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types, "I'm so stressed out, I can't sleep."

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support—here's how to keep kids safe
Image: Phys.org
It's 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about an issue with a friend, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types, "I'm so stressed out, I can't sleep."

Originally published at Phys.org

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