We worry social media is unsafe for children, yet we put AI chatbots in their classrooms

Readers' Choice VOTING IS NOW OPEN! Click here to VOTE for your favourites! Governments are passing laws to keep children under 16 off social media because of the harm it causes. Yet school boards are handing students as young as 13 something far more powerful AI chatbots. dreamstime Toronto Star Make us a preferred source on Google flag wire: false flag sponsored: false article_type: Opinion pubinfo.section: publications/toronto_star cms.site.custom.site_domain : niagarafallsreview.ca sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/niagara_falls_review bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar : Calvin White is an MEd in counseling psychology and the author of 'The Secret Life of Teenagers.' Opinion articles are based on the author's interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. More details