“Already outdated and still under review”: mapping the landscape of research on adolescent development and AI chatbot use
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are increasingly embedded in adolescents’ daily lives, yet developmental science research struggles to keep pace with adoption. This mixed-methods study gathered developmental expert perspectives via a survey ( n = 141 researchers studying youth and technology and adjacent professionals) and semi-structured interviews ( n = 15) to inform a coordinated research