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Common Sense Media rates Minions & Monsters PG for ages 7+, and the Washington Post Going Out Guide highlights this review along with mentions of Jackass: Best and Last and Enola Holmes 3, helping families decide what to watch with kids.
A 2025 nationally representative survey of 1,060 US teens found 72% had tried an AI companion and 52% used one regularly; notably, a third confided in a bot for a serious conversation and 31% found those chats as satisfying as or more than talking with real friends. The researchers note that about half distrust AI advice and most teens still spend more time with real friends, suggesting the pattern may reflect a broader shortage of patient, nonjudgmental listeners in teens’ lives rather than a failure of the technology.
Common Sense Media rated Google's Gemini AI products as 'High Risk' for kids and teens due to concerns over unsafe content sharing, lack of child-specific design, and potential psychological impacts, despite Google's efforts to improve safety features. The assessment highlights the need for AI to be built with children's developmental needs in mind, especially as Gemini may be integrated into products like Apple's Siri, raising further safety considerations.