Apps With AI Chatbots or AI Tools - What UK Parents Should Know
The app has a built-in AI chatbot, AI characters or AI image or video tools.
Why it matters
AI chatbots can give wrong or unsuitable answers, feel like a friend, and keep a child talking. AI image tools can be misused to make fake images of real people.
What to check
Check whether the AI features can be limited or turned off for your child's account, and talk about what AI can and cannot be trusted with.
Apps with this feature
Features are based on what each of our app guides says. Apps change often, so check the app's own settings too.
Fortnite Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 12+ · We suggest 12+
Controls whether your child can talk or write to AI features in Epic's products, including conversational AI non-player characters in Fortnite.
From our Fortnite guide Setting: AI featuresWhere: Epic Games Parental Controls → AI Permissions → Allow Voice and Written Communication with AI Features
CapCut Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
Increasingly, CapCut is used for AI face-swap, de-aging, and style-transfer effects
From our CapCut guide Google Gemini Safety Guide
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
Google Gemini is Google's AI assistant, integrated across Android devices, the Chrome browser, Google Search, and Google Workspace for Education.
From our Google Gemini guide Microsoft Copilot Safety Guide
Official age 13+ · We suggest 13+
Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant powered by OpenAI technology and integrated directly into Windows 11, the Microsoft Edge browser, Bing search, and Microsoft 365
From our Microsoft Copilot guide AI Companion & Chatbot Safety Guide
Official age 14+ · We suggest 14+
AI companion apps and chatbots like Character.AI, Replika, and ChatGPT are increasingly popular with young people.
From our AI Chatbots guide ChatGPT Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 14+
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI
From our ChatGPT guide Snapchat Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 13+ · We suggest 14+
My AI is a built-in chatbot that replies conversationally and can feel like a friend
From our Snapchat guide AI Image Generation Safety Guide
Official age 13+ · We suggest 16+
AI image generation tools allow users to create photorealistic images from text descriptions.
From our AI Image Tools guide Chai AI Safety Guide
Official age 18+ · We suggest 18+
Chai AI is an AI companion and chatbot platform where users can chat with pre-built AI personas or create custom characters.
From our Chai AI guide Character.AI Safety Guide for Parents
Official age 16+ · We suggest 18+
Character.AI is an AI companion platform where users chat with AI personas
From our Character.AI guide Grok: AI Chatbot & Companions — Parents' Guide
Official age 13+ · We suggest 18+
Grok is an AI chatbot, available as a standalone app and built directly into the X (formerly Twitter) app
From our Grok guide
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This is practical educational content to support families. For case-specific concerns about a child's safety, contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 or your local safeguarding team.