青少年如何使用和看待人工智能

How TeensUse and ViewAI Just overhalfof U.S. teenssaytheyhave used chatbots for helpwith schoolwork,and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support.More teensthink AI will be positivefor themthan negative BYColleen McClain, Monica Anderson, OliviaSidotiand William Bishop FORMEDIA OR OTHER INQUIRIES: Colleen McClain,Senior ResearcherMonica Anderson,Director, Internet andTechnology Research 202.419.4372 RECOMMENDED CITATION Pew Research Center,February 2026,“HowTeensUse and View AI” About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy fact tank that informs the public about theissues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It does not take policy positions. The Centerconducts public opinion polling, demographic research, computationalsocial science research and © Pew Research Center 2026 PEW RESEARCH CENTER About thisresearch ThisstudyisPew Research Center’slatest effortto explorethe landscape of teens and technologytoday.Itfocuses on artificial intelligence–from how teens use chatbots to how they think aboutAI’s future impact.The studyalsodives deeply intohow teens use AI chatbots for schoolwork and Why did we do this? The Center conducts research to inform the public, journalists and decision-makers.Tracking therise of AI in societyand understanding theexperiences of teensand their parentstodayhave beenkey priorities for us over the years. This study brings those two things together. Teens are often at the forefront of new technology, andAI is no different: OurDecember reportshowed that a majority of teens use AI chatbots.It’simportant to understand howAI’srise playsout in teens’daily lives, at home and in school–as well as how their parents feel about these Learn more about Pew Research Center. How did we do this? We surveyed1,458 U.S. teensand their parentsonlinefrom Sept. 25 to Oct. 9, 2025.Our datacollection partnerIpsos recruited the teens via their parents, who were part of itsKnowledgePanel. Findings aboutteens’views and experiencesrepresent the viewsofallU.S. teens ages 13 to 17 Findings aboutparents’views and experiences represent the viewsofallU.S.parents of teens For both teens and parents, the overall margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. This research was reviewed and approved by an external institutional review board (IRB),Advarra. An IRB isan independent committee of expertsthat helpsto protect the rights of Here arethequestions usedfor this report,along with responses,and thesurvey methodology. How TeensUse and View AI Just overhalf of U.S. teens say they have used chatbots for help withschoolwork,and 12% say they’ve gotten emotional support.Moreteens think AI will be positivefor themthan negative Amajority of U.S. teenssay theyuse AI chatbots,including about three-in-ten who do so daily.Butwhat are they using them for? And how do they thinkartificial intelligence(AI)will impact their Teens turn to chatbotslikeChatGPT,Copilot andCharacter.aifor a variety ofthings–butinformationseeking and schoolwork More than half of teenssay theyhave used AIchatbots for finding information, doing schoolwork % of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17who say they have ever used AI chatbots … ▪More than halfof teenssaythey haveusedchatbotstosearch forinformation(57%) orget help with ▪And47%saythey’vedoneso forfunor Aboutfour-in-ten eachreportusingchatbots tosummarizearticles, books or videosor PEW RESEARCH CENTER create or editimages or videos.And about one-in-five say they use chatbots toget news,according to Pew Research Center’s survey of U.S. teensages 13 to 17conductedSept. 25-Oct. 9, Concerns about young people usingchatbotsfor companionshiphavecaught the attention ofparents, advocates and lawmakers.Oursurvey findssome teens are using chatbots in morepersonal ways:16% of teenssay they haveusedchatbotstohave casual conversations,and PEW RESEARCH CENTER 12%saythey’ve used these tools togetemotional support or advice.Still, majorities of teensreport notdoing these things. Below, we walk through findings from the effort, includinga deep dive into AI and schools,howteens see AI’s impactandAI literacy. Teens’ experiencesare far fromone-size-fits-all.To learnabouthowexperiences differbyrace, ethnicity, gender and household income, goto“Demographic differences in how teens use And tofind outwhat parents are making of this,check out“What parents say about theirteen’s AI use.”A key takeaway? While about half of parents say their teen useschatbots, highershares of teens themselves (64%) report using them. Teens, schoolwork and AI Helping with schoolwork ranksamong thetop reasonsforteenchatbot use in our survey.Asschoolsmove quicklyto craft AI policies,students are already tapping into these tools for ▪How much of their schoolwork do chatbotshelpwith?▪Whattasksdotheyuse it for?▪Do they find chatbots helpfulfor schoolwork? How much schoolwork is done with AI’s help 1 in 10 teens say they doall or most schoolworkwithchatbots’help Fora minority of