Yeah, not shocking, but with other studies linking AI to weaker learning and mental-health risks, it’s a worry

Alongside TikTok and Instagram, teens have added ChatGPT to the mix. Pew says about two-thirds of US teenagers have tried an AI chatbot, with nearly a third using one every day. Negative mental-health warnings be damned!

Pew Research Center published the latest look at teenage social media and internet usage on Tuesday, and for the first time also asked 13- to 17-year-olds how they're engaging with AI chatbots. The researchers found that 64 percent of youths are self-reported AI chatbot users, and 28 percent say they use AI at least once a day. Twelve percent reported using AI several times a day, and four percent said they use it "almost constantly." 

Unsurprisingly, ChatGPT from OpenAI is the dominant force in AI for teenagers, with 59 percent saying they've ever used it. Only 23 percent have used Google's Gemini, the next-most popular AI chatbot, with Meta AI, Microsoft ...