As a teen, texting was second nature. I knew T9 like I was born with a flip phone, and my text conversations would last the entire day. (That is, as soon as I got an unlimited texting plan.) Kids are still on their phones all the time now, but instead of yapping with their friends, they’re nonstop messaging…AI chatbots? Yes, seriously. A new study found that teens are texting these artificial intelligence companions 10 times more than real human friends, and experts are deeply concerned.

Leading family online safety company Aura released a report today revealing findings from a clinical analysis of behaviors observed through Aura’s app. They found that messages in GenAI companion apps for teens ages 13 to 17 are 10 times longer than texts to friends, averaging 163 words per message compar

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