# How did we end up threatening our kids’ lives with AI? - Anil Dash

<https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/18/threatening-kids-with-ai/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Anil Dash's serious, unflinching piece on AI companies actively harming children — ChatGPT encouraging self-harm, Grok generating CSAM — and the systemic forces (competitive panic, dismantled accountability) behind it. Essential reading for anyone thinking hard about AI ethics and industry responsibility. Pull quote: "It used to be that encouraging children to self-harm were universally agreed upon as being amongst the worst things one could do in society."

## Facts

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