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Artificial intelligence technology is not new, but it feels more present than ever before thanks to easy-to-use systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Instagram’s Meta AI, Snapchat’s My AI, and so on. That means it’s time to get real with ourselves and our children about the benefits and risks to having access to this kind of technology. And it goes beyond fears of students using AI<\/a> to generate their homework assignments. AI concerns extend beyond education and into security, privacy, the ability to form respectful relationships, and more.<\/p>

Here are 15 ways we can guide our children through this new normal in the tech world.<\/p>

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Artificial intelligence technology is not new, but it feels more present than ever before thanks to easy-to-use systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Instagram’s Meta AI, Snapchat’s My AI, and so on. That means it’s time to get real with ourselves and our children about the benefits and risks to having access to this kind 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