Kids are turning to AI chatbots. How can parents keep them safe?
Children aged between 10 and 17 who use AI are turning to it for personal and social reasons. The article asks how parents can keep them safe.
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AI & Life — what each story says
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🤝 Loneliness and connection3
US Middle Schoolers Turn to AI Instead of Real-Life Friends
Mileva Lepasky was worried about her 12-year-old daughter Madeline. Normally a cheerful sixth grader, Madeline had become moody and quiet.
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- Seafarers turn to AI with their darkest thoughts as experts warn of limitsTradeWinds News · 10/16 10:35 UTC
👪 Family and parenting1
LINE Childcare AI Supports Procedure Management for Up to Four Children
LINE Yahoo will launch its childcare agent on October 14, 2026. It organizes registered information for up to four children, to-do items, and subsidy guidance along with where to confirm details.
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AI is changing motherhood for the worse
Recent books and studies have begun to highlight the risks that AI poses to children. The article says mothers are affected by artificial intelligence as well. It cites the vast majority of parents, 81%.
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"Parents Don't Need AI at All": Why 70% of Adult Children Reject Generative AI Use by Those 65 and Older
SHIFT AI published results of a survey on senior attitudes toward AI, covering 723 people aged 30 to 50 who have parents aged 65 or older. 69.3% of respondents did not want their parents to use generative AI. The survey also covered their reasons, their own usage frequency and how they would explain it to their parents.
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- Life Becomes a Work: The First Video I Made with AI Before Turning 70YouTube · 10/15 17:04 UTC
🏠 Everyday life1
Katsura Bunshi Holds 60th Anniversary Solo Show at 83, Pursuing New Rakugo with AI
Rakugo performer Katsura Bunshi, 83, marks 60 years in show business on December 1. He has been creating original rakugo using generative AI and continues to pursue new rakugo beyond age 80.
Read the original →The analysis and visual summary are in the Oct 17 PM issue. Japanese version here.