Lanz and Precht warn of risks regarding children's use of AI

In a recent episode of the “Lanz & Precht” podcast, Markus Lanz and Richard David Precht discussed the growing risks associated with children’s increasing use of artificial intelligence.

The discussion focused on the potential for children to confide intimate personal matters to AI chatbots that they might not share with their parents. Precht warned that the lack of human contradiction in AI interactions could cause a “essential dimension of being human” to wither.

Concerns were also raised regarding data privacy and the long-term implications of children building digital footprints through sensitive interactions with AI systems. The hosts emphasized that the immediate danger lies not in a distant “AI apocalypse,” but in the subtle shifts in daily life and the emotional reliance children may develop on these tools.