AI and when to tell a trusted adult: the line between drama and danger

Some AI situations you can handle yourself. Others need a parent, school counselor, or police, fast. Knowing which is which is a survival skill.

How to use it

• Tell an adult: any threats, sexual content, doxxing, sextortion, or self-harm
• Handle yourself: minor catfish suspicion, cringe DMs, dumb deepfake memes
• Ask AI to help you script the conversation with the adult
• Save a screenshot before deleting anything

Try it

List 3 trusted adults you'd actually call. Ask AI to help you draft the opening line for the hardest one.

Practice this safely

Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.

1. 1Ask AI to explain safety in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI and when to tell a trusted adult: the line between drama and danger" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check reporting against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.