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AI & Emotional Development

AI & Emotional Development

Articles on how artificial intelligence impacts emotional development in children and adolescents, including attachment, empathy, relational displacement, and the biological mechanisms of affective regulation under AI-mediated interaction.

ai emotional developmentJul 21, 20265 min

AI Chatbots Are Rewiring Teen Emotional Development, Researchers Warn

A new study reveals how unregulated AI interactions are displacing human relational learning in adolescents, fostering maladaptive patterns that threaten long-term mental health.

ai emotional developmentJul 5, 20263 min

When Your Teen Talks to a Bot Instead of You

AI chatbots are replacing human connection for adolescents — not because they're evil, but because they're easier. Here's what that’s doing to their brains, and how we can fix it without banning the tech.