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New research by US Nonprofit focused on children’s life and family, General Sense MediaIt has found that many of our teenagers (72%) have tried a AI friend at least once. By “Friends,” Research has focused on Chatbots AI designed to have more objective, no assistant that can be used as an occupational assistant, image generator, or assistant sound that only answers questions.
For example, the definition of the study of AI friends can include a digital ai personas that the company is like character.ai, but it may work for personal chat, which can be used for personal conversations, if desired.
The idea is to talk with ai as a very pleased person (age 13 to 17), the study is not only three quarters to try with a AI friend, which is the usual user. Among those who are engaged with friends regularly, 13% talk to each day and 21% of conversations for several times a week.
Boys (31%) are slightly more likely than girls (25%) say that they never use a AI friends, between teenagers 1-4-4 they say never tried.
The foundation is based on a Learn The River runs in April and 2025, and use the Difficulty sample of 1,060 teenagers and performed by researchers of NorC at Chicago University. There has been a problem with ai influence on the welfare of teenagers, as firm, character.ai, pulled A Happy Birthday in Florida and for promote violence In Texas. There are also some reports that represent Potential Danger Using AI for therapy.
The discovery of the new Sense media research generally offers a sense of how young people use AI to crawl human interactions, which may include emotional friendships, emotional support, and other games.
The analysis also examines another behavior about the use of teenagers from friends, including what types of teenagers turned to him, why, and what effects after effects.
For example, almost half (46%) says he sees her friends as a tool or program, and 33% say that using social interactions and relationships. The teenagers say that the AI companion for various purposes: entertainment (30% says), curious about AI technology (28%), and because he is always available (17%).
Half teen (50%) says he does not trust information provided by AI friends. However, teenagers are older than the AI clue compared to young teens, the age of 13-14, in 20% and 27%.
One-third for teenagers said they found a better conversation than the real friends, even if the majority (67%) feel different ways.
Plus, 39% use AI chat is a real-real interaction practice, according to 39% says he is trying with the first AI situation. Between practice skills, social skills are upper usage case, with 39% 39% of the region, then filed (18%), and expressing (13%).
In terms of what is real or will not be replaced by the tech, there is one positive teenager: 80% of teenagers that use your friends who say they would rather be with the real friends than with a Chatbots AI. Only 6% say that reverse.