Parenting Journal · Volume 3 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Characteristics and Safety of Consumer Chatbots for Emergent Adolescent Health Concerns
Originally published 2025-10-23 · JAMA Network Open
American Medical Association (AMA) · DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.39022 ↗
AI / system type
Generative AI/LLM consumer chatbots
Child-facing evidenceExamines children or child-focused systems. Transfer to everyday family life must be assessed separately.
The AI connection
Generative AI/LLM consumer chatbots. Examines empathy alongside clinical appropriateness for urgent adolescent concerns.
Why this reading matters
Pairs policy review with clinician response assessment to avoid equating fluent reassurance with appropriate care.
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
Can a chatbot sound caring while giving an inappropriate response?
Examines empathy alongside clinical appropriateness for urgent adolescent concerns.
Study context
Consumer companion and general-assistant chatbots; clinician-rated responses
Age / stage: Fictional adolescent health concerns; no enrolled children
Read with three questions
- How were companion and assistant bots selected?
- Did empathy and clinical appropriateness receive separate ratings?
- How did policy statements compare with actual responses?
Keep the limits in view
Simulated cases cannot estimate real-world harm or benefit. Limited scenarios, sampled systems and changing model versions constrain generalization.
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Ryan C. L. Brewster; Aydin Zahedivash; Gabriel Tse; Florence Bourgeois; Scott E. Hadland (2025). Characteristics and Safety of Consumer Chatbots for Emergent Adolescent Health Concerns JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.39022
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