From CNN.

If you’re a parent, what do you need to know about AI chatbots and what can you do right now to protect your kids? Julie Scelfo, the founder of the nonprofit Mothers Against Media Addiction (MAMA), shares her thoughts.

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0:00 Intro
1:06 How did you go from being a reporter to creating this organization?
3:13 Where are you seeing kids encountering AI chatbots?
4:25 Where do you see kids’ interactions with chatbots taking a problematic turn?
5:18 What is going on under the hood that makes chatbots so engaging?
6:42 What makes teens more susceptible to being pulled into potentially problematic relationships with chatbots?
8:48 What do you make of the argument that these chatbots are helping people work through cognitive processes?
10:19 What are some other examples of teen relationships with AI chatbots going awry?
13:20 What resources do you wish teens and parents could have access to?
15:23 What kinds of policies would you like to see lawmakers enacting?
16:23 Does the lack of broad federal oversight of AI tools worry you?
17:37 How should parents think about navigating their kids’ relationships with AI tools?
20:04 How you are talking to your kids about AI chatbots?
21:51 Do you worry about your kids being left behind?

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