UK Children Are Acting on AI Advice at High Rates, Study Finds

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).