Ever since the advent of smartphones and social media, psychologists have been fretting about the potential adverse effects of these technologies, particularly on children and adolescents. Early ...

New research from MIT’s Media Lab suggests frequent use of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT could impair critical thinking skills, particularly among younger users. The study involved ...

A Maryland psychologist shared his thoughts on teen social media use after a new study out of the University of Cambridge suggested that adolescents with mental health conditions experience social ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand teens’ experiences and attitudes around teen mental health and social media. Part of this study also examines parents’ perspectives. The Center ...

Each time you ask an AI chatbot to summarize a lengthy legal document or conjure up a cartoon squirrel wearing glasses, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: ...