MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle: kids' AI attachment may harm more than social media
anilkseth · x · 2026-10-06
In an interview, MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle argues generative AI will be the next target of child-safety regulation after social media — and that harms from kids forming emotional attachments to bots may pale social media's in comparison.
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