France, Nov. 6 -- French charity e-Enfance, dedicated to protecting young people online, found in its latest study that one in three young people have experienced bullying - including cyberbullying - and that a quarter of them have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for advice and support.

"What we're seeing is that young people use artificial intelligence and immediately feel as though they've been helped... It brings them immediate relief," said Samuel Comblez, psychologist and deputy director-general of the charity. "But just because they feel relief, does that mean they're being protected?"

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