Fooled by AI?

Opportunities to be misled by online information appears to be on the rise, according to 1,000 American teens who participated in the following study by Common Sense Media.

Research Brief: Teens, Trust, and Technology in the Age of AI

January 29, 2025

Several highlights:

• Over a third of the teens report being misled by fake content online
• Close to 6 in 10 teens express "doubt that tech companies will prioritize their mental health and well-being over profits"
• One in five teens reports sharing information they later learned was fake
  
• Teens in the study advocate for stronger safeguards around AI technology
  

These teens' realizations are worth factoring into conversations around the content verification efforts, or lack thereof, of online platform providers. The implication is that content trust very much matters to our current 13 - 18 year olds.