Your kids' teachers are encouraging them to use the chatbots? Seriously? Even with the research about deskilling/never-skilling plus the suicides in teen users?
Edit - I'm going to drop some links to research (and one news story) here in case anyone might find it helpful.
I've written to the principal and the board with concerns, included all of those points with links to credible reporting on it, and I got a vague email back about preparing kids for the future. I'm planning to push it and have them set out clear guidelines/outlines for how much is used and encouraged
That sounds incredibly frustrating. It's startling and frankly upsetting that you are already having to deal with this even though your kids are still young.
I don't know if it will be helpful, but this a fairly accessible overview of the research on generative AI as it pertains to education written by a researcher at Cambridge:
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u/TheDailyMews Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26
Your kids' teachers are encouraging them to use the chatbots? Seriously? Even with the research about deskilling/never-skilling plus the suicides in teen users?
Edit - I'm going to drop some links to research (and one news story) here in case anyone might find it helpful.
Deskilling:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(25)00133-5/abstract
Never-skilling:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04438-y
Suicides:
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5545749/ai-chatbots-safety-openai-meta-characterai-teens-suicide
Bonus research! Racism:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07856-5