Common Sense Media: Perplexity AI search poses unacceptable risk to kids
A Common Sense Media assessment finds that the Perplexity AI search engine poses an unacceptable risk to children. The assessment was published on 15 September.
Who is affected and how
- parent
- Parents should reconsider whether their child uses Perplexity.
- teacher
- When recommending search tools to students, teachers should take Common Sense's rating into account.
- edtech company
- Search tools that reach children need to pass a safety assessment.
Sources
- Perplexity AI Search Poses Unacceptable Risk to Kids, Common Sense Media Finds | Common Sense Mediaabout.commonsensemedia.org · Sep 15, 2026
- Perplexity AI search is “an unacceptable risk for kids.” | The Vergetheverge.com · Sep 15, 2026
- UPDATE: Perplexity’s AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to children’s safety, report findsedsource · Sep 18, 2026
- Perplexity’s AI poses ‘unacceptable risk’ to children’s safety, report finds | EdSourceedsource.org · Sep 18, 2026
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