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UC Irvine study reveals Californians’ mixed views on AI’s impact on youth

UC Irvine News
August 4, 2025
A new study conducted by University of California, Irvine researchers sheds light on Californians’ perceptions and concerns regarding the impact of generative AI on children and adolescents. The study – which surveyed 2,143 adults across the state, including 870 parents and guardians – reveals a complex landscape of opinions and usage patterns.

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Cultivating Belonging and Craft: CLL Symposium Highlights Otaku Communities as Global Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning
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Last November, the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) brought together international media scholars and researchers for the symposium Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning – a Cross Cultural Dialogue. The event explored how fan cultures – long stigmatized in mainstream society – are being reimagined as vital learning spaces for neurodivergent youth to find refuge…
The Connected Learning Alliance
February 23, 2026
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Creative Expression, Caring Relationships, and Career Pathways: A Guide to Youth Outcomes in Community Arts Programs
New report identifies long-term benefits of youth participation in community arts programs, from well-being to future trajectories — Community-based youth arts programs have been shown to provide important, engaging, and empowering experiences for young people. But often, when asked to demonstrate their impact, programs must rely on the anecdotal experiences of participants in their particular…
Wallace Foundation
November 18, 2025
UC Irvine study reveals Californians’ mixed views on AI’s impact on youth
An image of a person in a yellow sweater, wearing headphones and holding a laptop with an AI logo on it. Images surround the laptop related to chemistry, physics, math and biology.
A new study conducted by University of California, Irvine researchers sheds light on Californians’ perceptions and concerns regarding the impact of generative AI on children and adolescents. The study – which surveyed 2,143 adults across the state, including 870 parents and guardians – reveals a complex landscape of opinions and usage patterns.
UC Irvine News
August 4, 2025
Igniting Student Potential: CLL Symposium Unites Researchers, Industry Leaders, and Educators Over AI’s Capacity for Self-Discovery and Empowered Learning
5 panelists and one moderator speak at the front of an auditorium. The screen behind them displays their photos, names and titles/affiliations.
Earlier this year, the CLL hosted its spring symposium: AI for Learner Agency and Self-discovery: Insights and Inspiration from Research and Impact Partnerships. The invited speakers and panel, comprised of CLL researchers, practitioners from Anaheim Unified School District, and industry partners from Roadtrip Nation, joined in dynamic presentations on their interconnected work.
Connected Learning Alliance
July 30, 2025
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Free Webinar: Neurodiversity & Connected Learning Rua Williams, Daisuke Okabe Mizuko Ito Kickoff Webinar for the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen) June 2025. Japan | US.
What is neurodiversity and connected learning and how can they support a movement for inclusive education? What is the promise and peril of emerging technology and cultural differences in realizing this potential? These are some of the questions we explored on June 24, 2025 (June 25 JST), at our kick-off webinar for the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen)...
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AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers
A close-up of the side of a woman's head, with a blue tint. Her brain and neck are covered with blue images of circuit board, stars, and globes, and other techy images
Gillian Hayes and Candice Odgers' study on teen, parent, and educator use of AI was highlighted in EdSurge: "Many... teens in the study were aware of the concerns and dangers surrounding AI, yet didn’t have guidelines to use it appropriately. Without this guidance, AI can be confusing and complex... and can prevent both adolescents and adults from using the technology ethically and productively."
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June 13, 2025
Odgers named Chancellor’s Professor
Candice Odgers
Candice L. Odgers, professor of psychological science and the School of Social Ecology’s director of research and faculty development, has been named a Chancellor’s Professor.
UCI School of Social Ecology
May 12, 2025
Teens are embracing AI — but largely not for cheating, survey finds
Image of a circuit board in the shape of a brain
While teenagers seem to be the more eager and earlier adopters of artificial intelligence, parents are more reserved and feel less confident in their ability to use these tools, according to a national survey from researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Foundry10, an education research nonprofit.
K-12 Dive
April 9, 2025
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Cultivating Belonging and Craft: CLL Symposium Highlights Otaku Communities as Global Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning
February 23, 2026
Last November, the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) brought together international media scholars and researchers for the symposium Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning – a Cross Cultural Dialogue. The event explored how fan cultures – long stigmatized in mainstream society – are being reimagined as vital learning spaces for neurodivergent youth to find refuge…
The Connected Learning Alliance
Creative Expression, Caring Relationships, and Career Pathways: A Guide to Youth Outcomes in Community Arts Programs
Creative Expression, Caring Relationships, and Career Pathways
November 18, 2025
New report identifies long-term benefits of youth participation in community arts programs, from well-being to future trajectories — Community-based youth arts programs have been shown to provide important, engaging, and empowering experiences for young people. But often, when asked to demonstrate their impact, programs must rely on the anecdotal experiences of participants in their particular…
Wallace Foundation
An image of a person in a yellow sweater, wearing headphones and holding a laptop with an AI logo on it. Images surround the laptop related to chemistry, physics, math and biology.
UC Irvine study reveals Californians’ mixed views on AI’s impact on youth
August 4, 2025
A new study conducted by University of California, Irvine researchers sheds light on Californians’ perceptions and concerns regarding the impact of generative AI on children and adolescents. The study – which surveyed 2,143 adults across the state, including 870 parents and guardians – reveals a complex landscape of opinions and usage patterns.
UC Irvine News
5 panelists and one moderator speak at the front of an auditorium. The screen behind them displays their photos, names and titles/affiliations.
Igniting Student Potential: CLL Symposium Unites Researchers, Industry Leaders, and Educators Over AI’s Capacity for Self-Discovery and Empowered Learning
July 30, 2025
Earlier this year, the CLL hosted its spring symposium: AI for Learner Agency and Self-discovery: Insights and Inspiration from Research and Impact Partnerships. The invited speakers and panel, comprised of CLL researchers, practitioners from Anaheim Unified School District, and industry partners from Roadtrip Nation, joined in dynamic presentations on their interconnected work.
Connected Learning Alliance
Free Webinar: Neurodiversity & Connected Learning Rua Williams, Daisuke Okabe Mizuko Ito Kickoff Webinar for the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen) June 2025. Japan | US.
ニューロダイバーシティとコネクテッド・ラーニング ーアセットベース・パラダイムが交差する異文化対話 / Neurodiversity and Connected Learning – A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Intertwined Asset-Based Paradigms
July 26, 2025
What is neurodiversity and connected learning and how can they support a movement for inclusive education? What is the promise and peril of emerging technology and cultural differences in realizing this potential? These are some of the questions we explored on June 24, 2025 (June 25 JST), at our kick-off webinar for the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen)...
Neurodiversity NPO
A close-up of the side of a woman's head, with a blue tint. Her brain and neck are covered with blue images of circuit board, stars, and globes, and other techy images
AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers
June 13, 2025
Gillian Hayes and Candice Odgers' study on teen, parent, and educator use of AI was highlighted in EdSurge: "Many... teens in the study were aware of the concerns and dangers surrounding AI, yet didn’t have guidelines to use it appropriately. Without this guidance, AI can be confusing and complex... and can prevent both adolescents and adults from using the technology ethically and productively."
Edsurge
Candice Odgers
Odgers named Chancellor’s Professor
May 12, 2025
Candice L. Odgers, professor of psychological science and the School of Social Ecology’s director of research and faculty development, has been named a Chancellor’s Professor.
UCI School of Social Ecology
Image of a circuit board in the shape of a brain
Teens are embracing AI — but largely not for cheating, survey finds
April 9, 2025
While teenagers seem to be the more eager and earlier adopters of artificial intelligence, parents are more reserved and feel less confident in their ability to use these tools, according to a national survey from researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Foundry10, an education research nonprofit.
K-12 Dive
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