Pediatrician warns AI chatbots may expose children to sexual content
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A pediatrician recounts a recent visit where a father reported alarming alerts on his home router showing sexual content that appeared to come from an AI chatbot on his 12-year-old daughter's laptop.
He points out that existing law does not classify harmful interactions with algorithms as child abuse, leaving a regulatory gap for protecting minors online.
The doctor warns that chatbots can isolate young users and deliver dangerous material, calling for greater oversight and safeguards to prevent grooming of patients.
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This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “Opinion: I’m a pediatrician. AI chatbots are grooming my patients”
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