News notes: AI use by minors

An article popped up in Futurism based on a report by an company that does digital monitoring of children.

The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying

A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.

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.

Aura Releases New 2025 State of the Youth Report

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.