Skip To Main Content
Megan Kelly on Muck Rack

Megan Kelly

Orlando
As seen in: MSN, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News Malaysia, Taylor & Francis Online, The Conversation, Flipboard, Phys.org, PS, Tableau, MindBodyGreen and
University of Florida | Zeta Tau Alpha ♛ Proverbs 31

Get in touch with Megan

Contact Megan, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Articles

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe

|
By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir
| Japan Today Verified
It’s 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about a friend issue, 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.” A reply arrives swiftly: “I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Want to tell me a bit about what is stressing you?” The conversation unfolds, and 20 minutes later she is calmer and able to sleep. The supportive voice that calmed her? A large language model, or LLM, chatbot.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe

|
By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir
| The Miami Times Verified
Many teens are turning to AI chatbots, which are designed to simulate empathy and maintain human engagement, for companionship, emotional support and mental health advice. Research shows that this is increasingly common, with 72% of teens having interacted with AI companion chatbots, and 13% to 20% having sought support through AI for emotional concerns in a two-month period in 2025.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

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

|
By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir
| Philly Voice Verified
A reply arrives swiftly: "I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Want to tell me a bit about what is stressing you?" The conversation unfolds, and 20 minutes later she is calmer and able to sleep. The supportive voice that calmed her? A large language model, or LLM, chatbot. MORE: AI chatbot companions could be making adults more lonely, new study finds While this is a hypothetical scenario, it represents a very common pattern of artificial intelligence use by teens.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (3) Issue with article?
See all 450 licensed articles (451 Total)