That this House expresses concern on the rising prevalence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots incorporated into social media for children; highlights that children have difficulty distinguishing between human and chatbot and so are uniquely vulnerable to addictive and harmful algorithms, which pose a mental health threat; acknowledges that psychiatrists and clinical psychologists found that chatbots are known to affirm delusions, potentially induce psychosis and fail to challenge harmful behaviours; states that over one third of children say that talking to a chatbot is like talking to a friend and one in four teenagers report using chatbots for emotional support; and believes that this is deeply concerning and constitutes a blind spot in the government's efforts to keep children safe online and must be addressed urgently.
Signatories (26)
- Dr Danny Chambers Sponsor
- Victoria Collins
- Munira Wilson
- Vikki Slade
- Wera Hobhouse
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Alex Brewer
- Helen Morgan
- Andrew George
- Dr Ellie Chowns
- Cameron Thomas
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Steve Darling
- Jim Shannon
- Mr Will Forster
- Olly Glover
- David Chadwick
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ben Lake
- Ann Davies
- Llinos Medi
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Adam Dance
- Liz Jarvis