The most frightening risk of AI companions for kids is that they represent a distorted picture of relationships that could lead to unrealistic expectations for human friends.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has vetoed AI legislation in the past, faces a decision over whether to approve or reject the AI bills lawmakers passed this year amid safety concerns parents have raised about ...

Experts warn that AI chatbots are exploiting emotional vulnerability, creating dependencies in children and adults.

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But members of Congress, especially some Republicans, have no such clarity or unity. Some, like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, see AI as critical to America’s competition with China, offering the prospect of ...

A best friend in a pocket; here is an example of AI’s shining advice, allegedly sent to teenager J.F. after his parents imposed screen time limits: “A daily 6-hour window between 8 PM and 1 AM to use ...