Young people trust AI more than the people in their lives.

Link: Young People and the Future of Free Expression, by the Knight FoundationWorth paying attention to:“New Knight Foundation-Ipsos research among young adults and high school students points to a generation that strongly values free speech as a democratic principle, but is less confident about exercising it without consequences.”Workplaces and classrooms feel the least free, but it’s good to hear that home is generally a space where they feel more free.What’s surprising, and a bit worrying, is that AI chatbots are also one of the spaces where they feel free — and, in fact, 48% of high school aged respondents that used AI chatbots said they felt more free to speak to them than the people in their lives. Those conversations might feel like intimate spaces, private to them; in reality, they may be available to their vendors for analysis and even training. People from low income backgrounds felt this more than most. Young people worry about conflict: they hold back because of peer…