Article Written By: Aahana Jain and Risha Pasula Social media has become a widely popular and prevalent platform among the teen demographic, but what has recently struck teens’ attention are chatbots —specifically AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Character.ai — satisfying desires from education to entertainment. According to the Pew Research Center, roughly two-thirds of teens between 13 to 17 report using chatbots, including about three-in-ten who do so daily. While these chatbo