Every day children are inundated by endless media messages intended to educate, entertain, or influence their behavior. It takes commitment and effort on the part of parents to monitor and help interpret these external influences on children.
Kids increasingly turn to chatbots for more than quick, convenient answers. Many use them for entertainment or companionship. That's when these computer programs, designed to interact like humans, can be more risky for young users. Chatbots may tell kids false, harmful, highly sexual or violent things. Here's what parents need to know about this technology and ways to protect young people.
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