Kids increasingly turn to AI before adults for help with school and life, study finds

MANY CHILDREN AND TEENS are turning to artificial intelligence for help with homework, questions about their health and body and personal problems before turning to an adult, according to a new national survey from Common Sense Media. 

The report, which surveyed 1,204 children nationwide, found that nearly 9 in 10 kids age 9 to 17 use or interact with AI, including about 1 in 4 who do so on a daily basis. Children used AI primarily for entertainment, schoolwork and creative uses such as generating images and videos, with about half seeking information about their health or body and advice about future goals and decisions.