Poll Finds a Majority of Parents See AI as 'Bad for Kids'
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Study Details
- Pollster
- GQR (Greenberg Quinlan Rosner)
- Sponsor
- Institute for Families and Technology (IFT)
- Sponsor Category
- Advocacy
- Field Dates
- Oct 22, 2025 – Oct 27, 2025
- Published
- Oct 27, 2025
- Geography
- National
- Mode
- online
- Population
- Parents
Questions (4)
Q1. Only 16% of parents feel certain they can keep their kids safe online; nearly half (49%) worry they can't.
ConcernAIKids
Q2. 6 in 10 parents (61%) view AI as bad for kids, and only 20% say it is good for children and teens.
ConcernAIKids
Q3. 45% say kids getting inappropriate romantic/sexual responses from AI chatbots is widespread; 42% say same of chatbots not reporting troubling behavior including talk of suicide.
ConcernAIKids
Q4. 8 in 10 support holding social media companies accountable for harm involving kids under 13 or predator interactions.
Support/OpposeKidsRegulation