An article popped up in Futurism based on a report by an company that does digital monitoring of children.
A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/young-kids-using-ai
With the preface that it's deeply alarming that companies are just deploying unproven technology on people including children, we should be skeptical about reports from companies like Aura.
The report shows how violence appears in AI chats, when roleplay takes hold, what causes digital stress, and why device rules spark conflict at home.
https://www.aura.com/reports/state-of-the-youth-2025