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

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By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir
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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.
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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support—here's how to keep kids safe

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By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir
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Credit: Tim Witzdam from Pexels 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." 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?
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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe

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By Phoebe Moore, Megan Kelly, Yael Dvir, Megan Kelly
| Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Verified
(WORCESTER, MASS.) 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.
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