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Amanda Caswell

Is your child watching ‘AI Slop’? The disturbing new YouTube trend parents need to see

Boy on screen.

For decades, the world followed a safe pattern: technology was invented, people used it and then — eventually — the government regulated it. With AI, at least in the U.S. that safety net has collapsed.

Today, children are interacting with AI at every turn — through chatbots, "educational" apps, toys and YouTube channels. But while the colors are bright and the songs are catchy, there is a dark side to this automated content that most parents haven't noticed yet.

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