APA warns: kids and teens are turning to AI for friendship, advice, and emotional support
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-09-19
The American Psychological Association highlights that children and teenagers increasingly turn to AI for friendship, advice, and emotional support. Psychologists say this raises important questions about social and emotional development when AI fills roles that used to belong to other people.
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