71% of Parents Use ChatGPT #AI #AIresearch #psychology #parenting #ChatGPT #health #pediatrics

Seventy-one percent of parents have used ChatGPT for parenting questions. A University of Kansas study tested 116 parents on distinguishing child health advice from ChatGPT versus real pediatricians. Parents could not tell the difference. When they detected differences, parents rated ChatGPT as MORE trustworthy, accurate, and reliable than expert medical advice. AI systems are capable of hallucinations—generating confident but wrong information. ChatGPT doesn't ask follow-up questions like real doctors, missing critical details affecting diagnosis. In child health where consequences can be significant, this creates dangerous situations: wrong medication dosages, missed warning signs, delayed treatment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on The Tonight Show he cannot imagine raising his baby without ChatGPT. Research: University of Kansas (October 2024) Calissa Leslie-Miller | Journal of Pediatric Psychology (2024) | Sam Altman interview (December 2025). #AI #AIresearch #psychology #parenting #ChatGPT #health #pediatrics #children #medicaladvice #safety