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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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One study of Character AI found that the app frequently feeds harmful content to children.
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Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In the absence of broad federal legislation, some states have passed laws to address potentially risky and harmful uses of AI, such as the creation of misleading deepfakes and algorithmic discrimination in hiring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
In the immediate term, though, the ambiguity is harmful to the environment for vaccine development.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
And if kids do end up spending more time on screens, Christakis said some types of content are less potentially harmful than others.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
In the absence of broad federal legislation, some states have passed laws to address potentially risky and harmful uses of AI, such as the creation of misleading deepfakes and algorithmic discrimination in hiring.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
In the immediate term, though, the ambiguity is harmful to the environment for vaccine development.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
And if kids do end up spending more time on screens, Christakis said some types of content are less potentially harmful than others.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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