Research05 · By age
How use looks from child to adult
Questions we ask
How does AI use change from childhood through college and adulthood?
We keep a running read of how people actually use AI at each age.
Related concerns
From the library
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Sourced measurements
Published measurements tied to concerns in this research area.
Childhood · perception · tier 1 · 50 pts
Share of parents who know their teen uses generative AI
51%
US parents of teens ages 13-17 · published 2026-02-24
“When asked about their own teen, 51% of parents say their teen uses chatbots, while 18% say they do not.”
Pew Research Center — What parents say about their teen’s AI use
Perception needle: parent awareness of teen generative-AI use. Teens self-report 64% — the miss is the point.
Childhood · load · tier 1 · 75 pts
Share of US teens online almost constantly
40%
US teens ages 13-17 · published 2025-12-09
“Nearly all U.S. teens (97%) say they use the internet daily, including four-in-ten who say they are almost constantly online.”
Pew Research Center — Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025
Childhood · load · tier 1 · 50 pts
Share of US teens who have used AI chatbots for schoolwork
26%
US teens ages 13-17 · published 2025-01-15
“The share of teens who say they use ChatGPT for their schoolwork has risen to 26%, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.”