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'Problematic': Educator raises alarm as AI chatbots replace friends for Kiwi kids

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Tue, 29 Jul 2025, 2:54pm
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'Problematic': Educator raises alarm as AI chatbots replace friends for Kiwi kids

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 29 Jul 2025, 2:54pm

Eyebrows have been raised among experts as a growing number of Kiwi kids have been using AI as a personal companion.

 AI has become a source of emotional support and companionship for 23 percent of New Zealand school children, according to cyber security firm Norton.

Papatoetoe High Principal Vaughan Couillault joined the Afternoons team to discuss.

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