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  "url": "https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-children-and-teens-are-using-ai-for-personal-reasons-this-comes-with-risks-288951",
  "title": "More than half of children and teens are using AI for personal reasons. This comes with risks",
  "summary": "Navigating personal problems are a normal part of growing up. Young people are now turning to AI for help.",
  "authors": "Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-06T03:22:14.000Z",
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  "source_name": "The Conversation",
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  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-children-and-teens-are-using-ai-for-personal-reasons-this-comes-with-risks-288951",
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