Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 10 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.

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Risk of AI chatbots to children

That this House expresses concern on the rising prevalence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbots incorporated into social media for children; highlights that children have difficulty distinguishing between human and chatbot and so are uniquely vulnerable to addictive and harmful algorithms, which pose a mental health threat; acknowledges that psychiatrists and clinical psychologists found that chatbots are known to affirm delusions, potentially induce psychosis and fail to challenge harmful behaviours; states that over one third of children say that talking to a chatbot is like talking to a friend and one in four teenagers report using chatbots for emotional support; and believes that this is deeply concerning and constitutes a blind spot in the government's efforts to keep children safe online and must be addressed urgently.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

332 

Session

2026-27

Other sponsors

Wera Hobhouse

Munira Wilson

Wendy Chamberlain

Victoria Collins

Vikki Slade

Subjects

Children Mental health Safety Artificial intelligence Social media

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk