Hungarian experts: teens choose AI girlfriends, and the age limit for chatbot use is debated
According to Hungarian experts and domestic articles, more and more teenage boys choose an AI girlfriend over a real relationship, and some children pour out their hearts to a chatbot. Psychiatrist Zsolt Unoka spoke about an age limit and unsupervised chatbot use.
Who is affected and how
- parent
- Experts recommend limiting a child's solo chatbot use and talking about it together.
- student
- For sharing confidential problems, a chatbot is no substitute for a person.
- teacher
- Teachers should watch for withdrawn students and for signs of attachment to AI companions.
- school leader
- The topic can be included in school psychology and digital education programmes.
Sources
- More and more teenage boys choose an AI girlfriend instead of a real relationship, and an expert finds this very worryingutajovobe.eu · Sep 10, 2026 · magyar
- "She's the only one who understands me" – artificial intelligence can get dangerously close to childrenHealth guide · Sep 9, 2026 · Hungarian
- Psychiatrist names an important age limit for using chatbots | Economxeconomx.hu · Sep 8, 2026 · magyar
- A third of children pour their hearts out to artificial intelligence: the reason they turn to it is shockingfemina · Sep 11, 2026 · magyar
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