A teenage girl looks at her smartphone. Geobor/ShutterstockChildren in the UK are going to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for advice, with 86 percent saying they have acted on guidance given to them by a chatbot, a survey published on Feb. 10 suggests. [statistics and quotes from study throughout here. delete]The poll, commissioned by British mobile phone network Vodafone, found that 37 percent of 11- to 16-year-olds say they are confiding in chatbots, including asking for their advice on friendships (23 percent) and mental health issues (16 percent).
UK Children Are Acting on AI Advice at High Rates, Study Finds
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