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Parents are underestimating their teens’ use of AI chatbots: Survey
A Pew survey shows 64% of U.S. teens use AI chatbots while only 51% of parents acknowledge this, with nearly 30% of parents unsure about their teen's usage.
- Last fall, Pew Research Center found 64% of U.S. teens reported using chatbots, while 51% of parents say their teen uses them and about three-in-ten are unsure.
- Despite widespread awareness, Pew found that over nine-in-ten parents of U.S. teens have heard of chatbots, but roughly four-in-ten say they have not discussed them with their teen.
- Among teen users, 57% use chatbots to search for information, 54% for schoolwork, 42% to summarize, while just 16% use them for casual conversation and 12% for emotional support.
- Parents of U.S. teens are most comfortable with searching for information and half accept news use, but fewer than a third allow casual chats and only 18% permit emotional support; experts recommend parents set boundaries and explain chatbot limits.
- As schools grapple with AI, about 6-in-10 teens say students at their school sometimes use chatbots to cheat, and a recent study found this overreliance lowers critical-thinking scores.
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