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The Foundation follows the research, policy, and reporting on how AI is reaching young people, and summarises what matters. Each item links to its sources. A short recap goes out every Wednesday.

The news in AI and childhood

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AI Programs Can Intrude on Childhood, and Parents Have Ways to Respond

China drafts rules to bar minors from intimate AI companions

California enacts first mandatory independent audits of AI companion chatbots used by children

More children are turning to AI chatbots for advice and emotional support

OpenAI Adds Teen Safeguards to ChatGPT After Years of Unrestricted Use

OpenAI hit with 30 new lawsuits over Canadian school shooting

New York City Restricts Student-Facing Generative AI in Schools

New York City Moves to Bar AI Tools for Its Youngest Students

When AI Begins to Do the Thinking: New Survey Shows the Cost for Students

EU Brings ChatGPT Under Stricter Rules, Citing Effects on Minors

The Trial of ChatGPT: What Psychiatrists Need to Know About AI, Suicide, and the Law

California Advances Rules on How AI Chatbots May Treat Children

As more teens turn to AI for emotional support, experts say it's no substitute for human connection

Emotional reliance on AI chatbots linked to loneliness among students

Brussels brings ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under the strictest EU safety regime

Class Action Alleges Grok Trained Deepfake Tools on Real Child Abuse Material

OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Safer for Teens. Now It Needs to Show Proof.

Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement over child harm claims and pledges platform changes

National settlement with Meta omits protections New Mexico won at trial, state attorney general says

Meta's $18 Billion Child-Safety Settlement Rests on Age Checks That Often Fail

Schools Move From Banning Chatbots to Teaching Children Their Flaws

Most Teenagers Now Use AI for Schoolwork, and Many Go Straight for the Answers

OpenAI Introduces a Separate ChatGPT Experience for Teenagers

Meta Faces Trial Over Claims Its Platforms Were Designed to Addict Children

Lawsuit Over Grok and Child Sexual Abuse Material Widens

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