Parents can start by asking what their teens enjoy doing online, which activities feel meaningful and whether certain habits are interfering with sleep, schoolwork or family time.
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Ashley Lynch,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2026
Parents, educators and child development experts have been sounding alarms over children’s use of AI chatbots, which have been blamed for facilitating cheating on schoolwork and even suicide.
For example, a digital twin of an industrial pump could use vibration and temperature readings to detect changes that indicate developing mechanical problems.
To that end, organizers bring six days of author readings, film screenings, panel discussions and writing workshops to Atlanta Monday through Saturday for the 13th annual Letters Festival.
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