Mitch Prinstein
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Apple News Today
The allegations that could sink another Trump Cabinet nomination
I mean, we've seen a number of things over the last year that have been, in my opinion, heading in the right direction and some things that don't seem very well conceived.
Apple News Today
The allegations that could sink another Trump Cabinet nomination
I think shutting off social media to everyone and anyone below a certain age doesn't make a lot of sense and it doesn't fit the science. That's because he says kids' brains develop at such different rates. It's also concerning that if you shut everything off till 16, come on, we are all adolescents. You know exactly what that's going to do.
Apple News Today
The allegations that could sink another Trump Cabinet nomination
It's going to make every 13-year-old think it's the coolest thing to find a way on there. And it conveys the idea that once you hit 16, it's perfectly safe and fine, which it's not. So that's a wrong way.
Apple News Today
The allegations that could sink another Trump Cabinet nomination
digital media literacy into every school. Even better, let's build it into the social media programs themselves. And the last thing I'll say is that the Netherlands, the UK, France, they're all starting to take phones out of the classroom. And that's well-founded in psychological science as well. There's no such thing as multitasking. There's only task shifting.
Apple News Today
The allegations that could sink another Trump Cabinet nomination
And kids are not as good at task shifting as adults are. So to expect a kid to learn organic chemistry, well, period. But certainly while they're scrolling through their social media at the same time, there's just no argument that I'm aware of to suggest that that's a good idea.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 06-03-2025 7AM EDT
The authors note that systems using artificial intelligence are already becoming pervasive in the lives of adolescents and that their age makes them especially vulnerable to the pitfalls of AI. Report author Mitch Prinstein is chief of psychology at the American Psychological Association.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 06-03-2025 7AM EDT
And they're developing relationships with bots on AI. Prinstein says some teens are being driven to violence and even suicidal behaviors by bots. He and his colleagues are calling on AI developers to build in guardrails to protect youth from such exploitation and manipulation. Reetha Chatterjee, NPR News.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-17-2025 4PM EDT
And really open up the door to conversations that these days I think happens so rarely because There's so many devices and opportunities for kids to do this independently now.