WSJ: Google researchers flagged AI risks to children as company pushed AI into schools

Google researchers raised concerns about AI risks to children, including cognitive and emotional dependence and falling test scores, as the company pushed its AI into schools, per documents and sources cited by WSJ. The internal worries come amid growing backlash against AI in education.

• Google researchers flagged risks of cognitive and emotional dependence in children
• Falling test scores were also cited as a concern
• Concerns surfaced as Google pushed AI into schools
• Findings are based on internal documents and sources cited by WSJ