50% of Parents Positive About Children Using Generative AI, But About 60% Struggle with How to Let Them Use It; Top Concerns: "AI Dependency," "Decreased Thinking Ability," "Misinformation Risk" [Hanamaru Education Research Institute Survey on Children's Engagement with Generative AI]

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A survey by Hanamaru Education Research Institute found that while 54.3% of parents are positive about their children using generative AI, 55.1% struggle with how to guide its use. Top concerns include AI dependency (66.4%), decreased thinking ability (63.4%), and misinformation risk (54.7%). Despite 83.0% of parents using AI themselves, nearly 90% have not discussed its use with their children, highlighting a lack of shared family guidelines.