Kids and teens are going to AI chatbots for advice. How can parents make sure this is safe?

Key points

• Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has warned that AI chatbots are not a sufficient replacement for human support for children.
• Her comments followed an Adelaide University study finding that more than one in three Australian children turn to chatbots for support after being sexually victimised online, or tell nobody at all.
• Around half of Australian children aged 10 to 17 who use AI turn to it for personal and social reasons.