Teens Who Use AI for Companionship Face Highest Rates of Suicidal Thoughts, JED Study Finds
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Teen AI companionship use is linked to the highest rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts in a new JED Foundation study of 5,500 students. Researchers found that why teens use AI -- not whether -- predicts mental health outcomes, and AI chatbots' built-in tendency to affirm distressed users makes them structurally inappropriate as emotional support.
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