An increasing number of parents are turning to ChatGPT for everything from disciplining toddlers to diagnosing illnesses and even narrating bedtime stories that last for hours. Surveys show many now trust the AI’s advice over actual pediatricians, despite its well-documented tendencies to hallucinate facts or flatter users excessively. Doctors are urging caution: treat it as a starting point at best, verify everything, and definitely don’t hand over personal medical details. In short, the experiment of outsourcing parenting to a chatbot is underway—and no one quite knows how it’ll end
Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children
