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AI chatbots 'atrophying' children's brains: report
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AUDIO: AI chatbots 'atrophying' children's brains: reportNewsRadio42m ago42 minutes agoSun 8 Mar 2026 at 9:48pmHas Audio Duration: 4 minutes 37 seconds.Listen 4m 37sChatGPT on a mobile phone. 2025. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)Share optionsFacebookLinkedInX (formerly Twitter)A report by the Network for Quality Digital Education has found reliance on Artificial Intelligence and chatbots is 'atrophying' children's brains. ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke through the research with Leslie Loble, a Professor in AI and Education at Univerity of Technology Sydney. She's also Chair of the Network for Quality Digital Education.