Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI for advice, emotional support and decision-making, according to a new study.

In a new survey, 31% of teens said their conversations with AI companions were "as satisfying or more satisfying" than ...

Common Sense Media report found teens sharing intimate problems with AI companions, raising concerns about data privacy and ...

Indeed, a May 2025 study by Common Sense Media looked into the social lives of 1,060 US teens aged 13 to 17 and found that a ...

More than 70% of teens use AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a new study from Common Sense Media.

In the Common Sense Media survey, 31% of teens said their conversations with AI companions were “as satisfying or more ...

A third of teens use AI companions for friendship or romantic chat, many saying it matches real-life socialising.

More than half of US teenagers regularly confide in artificial intelligence (AI) "companions" and more than 7 in 10 have done so at least once, despite warnings that chatbots can have negative mental ...

A new report reveals that one-third of teenagers find conversations with AI more satisfying than talking to their real-life friends.

By "companion," the study is focused on AI chatbots that are designed for users to have more personal conversations with, not ...

Teenagers now turn to AI chatbots for everything from friendship and advice to emotional support, according to a new report ...

For now, most teens still prefer people to bots. According to the recent report, 80% of AI companion users spend more time with real friends than with AI. Just 6% said they spend more time with AI ...