Here's a number that stopped me cold this morning: 12% of American teens are using AI chatbots for emotional support.

Not for homework. Not for fun. For someone to talk to.

Pew Research just dropped a massive study on teens and AI, and the biggest takeaway isn't how much they're using it — it's how little the adults in their lives know about it. There's a 13-point gap between teens who use chatbots and parents who think they do.

As someone who works in AI education every day, I see this as the clearest signal yet that AI literacy isn't optional anymore. It's a family issue, a classroom issue, and a community issue.

Here's my question for you: Have you had the AI conversation with a teen in your life yet? What happened — and if you haven't, what's holding you back?

Dive deeper in today's blog post: Your Teen Is Using AI Every Day — Do You Know How? → https://www.harvestkernel.com/teens-ai-perception-gap/