{"id":177426,"date":"2026-01-13T07:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-for-teens-experts-warn-parents\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:15:14","slug":"ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-for-teens-experts-warn-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-for-teens-experts-warn-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"AI chatbots becoming constant companions for teens, experts warn parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-teens-experts-warn-parents\/\">AI chatbots becoming constant companions for teens, experts warn parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-teens-experts-warn-parents\/\">https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-teens-experts-warn-parents\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-13 07:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wbay.com\">www.wbay.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial intelligence is increasingly prevalent, especially among teens who use AI chatbots almost constantly.<\/li>\n<li>AI chatbots present risks for developing minds as they may provide incorrect or harmful information tailored to what a user wants to hear.<\/li>\n<li>Experts warn that young people, who are still growing emotionally and intellectually, may uncritically accept AI responses even if they are wrong or dangerous.<\/li>\n<li>Parents are encouraged to navigate AI use with their children by understanding its applications, fostering open communication, and creating teachable moments by trying the technology together.<\/li>\n<li>It is essential for parents to emphasize human connections and encourage in-person activities and social interactions to counteract potential isolation from AI.<\/li>\n<li>Children showing signs of depression or withdrawal due to their reliance on AI companions should be checked by a pediatrician.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI chatbots becoming constant companions for teens, experts warn parents https:\/\/www.wbay.com\/2026\/01\/13\/ai-chatbots-becoming-constant-companions-teens-experts-warn-parents\/ Publish Date: 2026-01-13 07:26:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":177427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gray-wbay-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/NVA4FSSKV5AGBJBK4DL3TFXOJ4.jpg?auth=15b79d9199a2a465c2e5768de9507f3cf5a5f34b3d54b31613804bfd5976b7ed&width=1200&height=600&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-177426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177428,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177426\/revisions\/177428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}