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Coming of Age with Generative AI: The High Stakes of Automating Adolescent Development

2026-05-22

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<p>Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is rapidly transforming the context in which adolescents develop, presenting both opportunities and risks. Adolescence is a sensitive life period, when the accomplishment of key psychosocial developmental tasks—including social belonging, emotion regulation, autonomy, and identity formation—has lifelong consequences. This perspective synthesizes interdisciplinary resea...

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Literature Corpus work: 440690c7-d7d1-5101-b0f6-484b437dca3a
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/pgyfc_v1

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