Almost all young Brits use AI – more than half say it makes life better
Research for Safer Internet Day 2026 reveals 60% of teens worry about AI being used to make inappropriate pictures of them The post Almost all young Brits use AI – more than half say it makes life better appeared first on UK Safer Internet Centre.
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Nearly all UK teens (97%) are using AI tools, and while many find them helpful, 60% worry about AI being misused to create inappropriate images of them. Parents should be aware of both the benefits and risks their children face with AI, particularly deepfakes and non-consensual intimate imagery.
Research for Safer Internet Day 2026 reveals 60% of teens worry about AI being used to make inappropriate pictures of them Nearly all young people aged 8 to 17 (97%) are now using artificial intelligence (AI) tools with (58%) saying that AI makes their lives better, but 60% are concerned about someone using AI to make inappropriate pictures of them. The research, carried out for Safer Internet Day (10 th February 2026) by Nominet – the .UK registry and the UK Safer Internet Centre, polled 2000 y...