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Do kids in your home use tablets, apps, or AI-powered toys?
Do you have a parent or older relative living alone nearby?
Do you have smart speakers, AI cameras, or a video doorbell at home?
Does anyone in your family post photos or videos publicly on social media?
Has anyone in your family ever gotten a strange, urgent call claiming to be a relative in trouble?
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AI companions and your kids
Common Sense Media's published research recommends no AI toy companion for a child 5 or under, and extreme caution for ages 6-12 -- age limits on many of these apps are easy to bypass, since most only ask for a self-reported birth date. The FTC has opened a formal inquiry into how several major AI companion apps handle minors.
A University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging found 55% of adults 50+ already use conversational AI, but 92% want to know whether they're talking to a person or a machine, and 81% want to understand the risks better. A few minutes checking privacy settings when you set up a device makes a real difference.
Review who can access recordings, whether the device needs an ongoing subscription to keep working, and how it behaves without internet. Five minutes in the settings menu is usually all it takes.
Your public posts can be used against you
Scammers can clone a convincing fake voice from just a few seconds of real audio -- often pulled from a public video or voicemail. A private family code word, never posted online, is the single best low-tech defense.
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report logged over $5 million in losses specifically from voice-cloning calls mimicking family members. If this has happened to you: hang up, call the person back on a number you already know is theirs, and report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or IC3.gov. AARP's free Fraud Watch helpline (877-908-3360) can also help.
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