<p>Did you know that a <a class="Link" href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/talk-trust-and-trade-offs_2025_web.pdf" target="_blank" >2025 survey</a> conducted by a research organization at the University of Chicago showed that 72% of American teenagers said they had used artificial intelligence chatbots as companions at least once? Some said they had turned to chatbots for “emotional or mental health support.”</p><p>This is worrisome because the teens need human connection to improve their mental health.</p><p>Bots like ChatGPT have been found to offer dangerous advice — for example, on how to <a class="Link" href="https://www.parents.com/new-study-shows-how-chatgpt-can-give-harmful-advice-to-teens-11789318" target="_blank" >“safely” cut yourself</a> and what to include in a <a class="Link" href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/2019/coming-soon-to-natural-park-trails-motorized-bicycles/" target="_blank" >suicide note</a>. ChatGPT would readily answer questions about the types of <a class="Link" href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2025/09/teens-are-using-chatbots-as-therapists-thats-alarming.html" target="_blank" >poisons and firearms</a> most often used in suicide attempts.</p><p>Teens should go to a trusted adult instead of going to a chatbox.