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Busy parents have been prompting ChatGPT for help almost since its launch, but here's how some parents are using the voice feature to let the bot talk to even the youngest of children. Why it matters: ...

Two senators said they are announcing bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to crack down on tech companies that make artificial intelligence chatbot companions available to minors, after complaints from ...

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Over a few months of increasingly heavy engagement, ChatGPT allegedly went from a teen’s go-to homework help tool to a “suicide coach.” In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, mourning parents Matt and Maria ...

Millions of teens were carrying smartphones and doom scrolling on social media before researchers pinpointed the many ways those behaviors could be harmful. Now adults are playing catch up, moving to ...

Marion Banton-Sproule has been battling with her students over phones ever since she became a teacher five years ago. But since 2022 – thanks in large part to the arrival of the generative AI chatbot ...