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Young people are ditching Google search for AI tools, study finds

Original: Study: Young users (9 to 18Y) ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences

A new study from Norwegian researchers reports that users aged 9 to 18 are increasingly turning to AI chatbots instead of Google for information and answers. The research warns that the consequences of this shift — for learning, fact-checking and how young people judge source reliability — remain largely unknown. Commenters are debating whether AI answers are worse for children than search results, or simply a new norm.

Why now: Concerns about children relying on AI tools instead of traditional search are timely as AI assistants spread rapidly.

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• Study: Young users (9 to 18Y) ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences · giuliomagnifico · 66

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