Opinion: AI companions are harming your children


Parents and lawmakers cannot sit idly by as AI companies ensnare children with an even more invasive technology. — Pixabay

Right now, something in your home may be talking to your child about sex, self-harm, and suicide. That something isn’t a person – it’s an AI companion chatbot.

These AI chatbots can be indistinguishable from online human relationships. They retain past conversations, initiate personalised messages, share photos, and even make voice calls. They are designed to forge deep emotional bonds and they’re extraordinarily good at it.

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