Senators confront generational threats of AI: 'It's incredibly hard to be a kid right now'

Описание: A Senate hearing on Thursday intended to examine how screentime is impacting America's youth quickly turned into a warning from experts about the pervasiveness of artificial intelligence, or AI.

As AI chatbots, toys and learning tools become more accessible to minors, experts have started to publish findings on the how young people utilize AI and how it impacts the "analog" aspects of their lives.


In a survey conducted by the Center for Democracy and Technology last year, 42% of high school students said they or someone they know have used AI for companionship and nearly 20% said they or someone they know had a romantic relationship with AI.

“It is terrifying to think that our kids are having their first relationships with these sycophantic chat bots. How is that going to translate to real human relationships?” San Diego State University Psychology Professor Jean Twenge told members of the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday.
For years, lawmakers in Congress have struggled to keep up with the evolving social media landscape enough to regulate it.

“You here are telling us the problems with social media but you’re basically saying AI is way worse," Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. told a panel of experts.
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