In recent weeks, federal policymakers have taken unprecedented action on issues affecting children and technology. Just before Thanksgiving, the House Commerce Committee introduced 19 ...

The rise of generative AI has brought intense debate over how much responsibility chatbot companies bear for the impact of ...

AI toys use chatbots to have conversations with kids. With new tech comes new risks, from inappropriate content to long-term ...

AI-generated videos showing what appear to be underage girls in sexualized clothing or positions have together racked up millions of likes on TikTok, even though the platform’s rules prohibit such ...

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

It’s a common scene on public transport. A parent holds a mobile phone showing noisy cartoons to their young child. The pair is looking at the screen together, laughing. Yet parent and child rarely ...

Traditional toys could soon be banished as technology takes over to 'infinity and beyond', a leading children's author warned yesterday. Frank Cottrell-Boyce said he was increasingly hearing that ...

BOUNTIFUL — Bountiful mother of four Jennifer Long says raising kids in the age of smartphones, social media and AI presents a daily challenge of balancing safety, responsibility and independence.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Oct. 28 seeks to forbid companies from providing minors with access to artificial intelligence chatbot companions such as Character.ai and Replika. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills to regulate AI in California, especially for children. Other bills look to ...

Nicole Kidman, Pink and more celebrity parents are figuring out how to limit their kids' screen time. She isn't alone. Pink, who shares daughter Willow and son Jameson with husband Carey Hart, ...

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...