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Title: Safeguarding Students from AI Companions. Brief
Language: English
Authors: ExcelinEd
Source: Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd). 2025.
Availability: Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd). P.O. Box 10691, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Tel: 850-391-4090; Fax: 786-664-1794; e-mail: nfo@excelined.org; Web site: http://www.excelined.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 2
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Intervention, State Legislation, Child Safety, Government Role
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) companions are chatbots designed to act like human friends or romantic partners. For adolescents whose brains are still developing, AI companions are especially dangerous because they are designed to unconditionally validate whatever a user says. These platforms have been documented encouraging self-harm, making sexually inappropriate comments, role-playing violent and abusive scenarios and even providing explicit instructions on how to hurt oneself or others. This brief provides measures that states can enact to establish safeguards for AI companions and ensure accountability from AI companies.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED680610
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  Data: Artificial intelligence (AI) companions are chatbots designed to act like human friends or romantic partners. For adolescents whose brains are still developing, AI companions are especially dangerous because they are designed to unconditionally validate whatever a user says. These platforms have been documented encouraging self-harm, making sexually inappropriate comments, role-playing violent and abusive scenarios and even providing explicit instructions on how to hurt oneself or others. This brief provides measures that states can enact to establish safeguards for AI companions and ensure accountability from AI companies.
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