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How AI Companies are Handling Suicide and Self-Harm Today
Drawing on a March 2026 multistakeholder workshop convening frontier AI companies, clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience, Partnership on AI presents a taxonomy of six intervention types AI systems currently use when users express suicidal ideation or self-harm, alongside comparative analysis of company practices and a set of cross-cutting implementation challenges.
AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
Cross-sectional, nationally representative survey (RAND American Life Panel, November 2025) of US youth aged 12-21 measuring prevalence and disclosure of using AI chatbots for mental-health advice. Reports that 19.2% of adolescents and young adults (about 8.2 million nationally) used AI chatbots for mental-health advice in 2025, up from roughly 13.1% a year earlier.
How Teens Use and View AI
Nationally representative survey of 1,458 US teens (13-17) and their parents on awareness, use, and attitudes toward AI, including chatbot use for conversation and emotional support. Reports adoption patterns and parental comfort levels across use cases.
AI Companions: Community Reflections and Multistakeholder Recommendations
A report from the responsible-technology nonprofit All Tech Is Human, combining a 108-response community survey with input from a multidisciplinary working group of 25+ contributors across academia, industry, civil society, and government, proposing a four-part governance framework for AI companion applications.
Global Threat Assessment 2025: Preventing Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Biennial multi-stakeholder threat assessment of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (2023-2025), synthesising prevalence and trend data and framing generative AI, AI chatbots, and deepfakes as scaling the threat. Pairs the assessment with a prevention framework.
6(b) Orders to File Special Report Regarding Advertising, Safety, and Data Handling Practices by Companies Offering Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Companion Products or Services
The US Federal Trade Commission issued compulsory Section 6(b) orders to seven companies operating consumer-facing AI companion chatbots — Alphabet, Character Technologies, Instagram, Meta Platforms, OpenAI OpCo, Snap, and X.AI — seeking information on how they measure, test, and monitor negative impacts on children and teens. The study covers monetization of user engagement, character development and approval, pre- and post-deployment safety testing, mitigation of negative impacts, disclosures to users and parents, age-based access restrictions, and personal data handling. Section 6(b) studies do not have a specific law enforcement purpose but typically culminate in a public staff report; as of July 2026 no staff report from this inquiry has been published.
Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions
A nationally representative survey study of how US teenagers use social AI companion platforms. Common Sense Media surveyed 1,060 teens aged 13-17 in April-May 2025 and found that 72% have used AI companions at least once and about half use them regularly. A third of teens reported choosing AI companions over humans for serious conversations, and a quarter have shared personal information with these platforms. The report concludes that AI companions in their current form are unsuitable for minors and recommends no one under 18 use them.
Me, Myself & AI: Understanding and Safeguarding Children's Use of AI Chatbots
A UK mixed-methods study of children's use of AI chatbots, combining a survey of children and parents, focus groups with 13-17-year-olds, and 17-day user-testing of ChatGPT, Snapchat My AI, and Character.AI using child avatars. It documents usage patterns, advice-seeking, companionship, and safety gaps.