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How Long to Spend With AI
Spending hours every day talking to AI isn't healthy.
Explorers · Ethics & Society · ~7 min read
How Long to Spend With AI
Spending hours every day talking to AI isn't healthy. Real life — friends, family, outside time — matters more.
Some kids find it easier to talk to AI than to people. That is a sign to spend MORE time with people, not less.
Three signs you are spending too much time with AI
- Skipping seeing friends to talk to AI
- Feeling sad when you can't use AI
- Preferring AI to real people
Key terms in this lesson
The big idea: AI is fine in small doses. Real people are still the most important part of your life.
Practice this safely
Try this with a low-stakes example and a trusted adult nearby. The goal is to notice how AI talks about screen time, not to let it make the decision for you.
- 1Ask AI to explain screen time in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "How Long to Spend With AI" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check dependency against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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Lesson help
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