AI & Teen Well-Being: What Do We Know Now?

More than 70% of teens have used AI companion chatbots, and nearly two-thirds use them regularly. One in three teens has turned to an AI companion to discuss something serious rather than talking to a real person. Meanwhile, most of their parents have no idea. Through independent AI risk assessments developed with clinical researchers at Stanford's Brainstorm Lab, Common Sense Media has evaluated multi-use chatbots, AI companions, mental health chatbots, teacher assistants, recommendation algorithms, and AI-enabled toys, giving families, educators, and policymakers a clear and credible analysis. This session brings together the team behind that work, the clinical science driving it, and a child safety policy perspective from inside OpenAI. The conversation will seek to answer what it would actually take to build AI that makes kids' lives better.