What an AI chatbot can teach us about AI and kids with Gemini
Release date: November 16, 2026
Accounts of the problems artificial intelligence (AI) is causing in schools and incidents of harmful interactions between kids and AI chatbots have resulted in an explosion of books, programs, and trainings on helping children and adolescents have positive experiences with AI. Many professionals in this space have asked to come on Talking About Kids to talk about It. As part of my research into what constitutes an evidence-based approach to a healthy relationship with AI, I decided to ask Gemini, Google’s AI chatbot. What follows is the unedited recording of my interview of Gemini starting with its answer to my request that it explain what it is and its experience offering advice to kids. More information about Gemini is below.
Biography of Gemini
Google Gemini is a family of natively multimodal AI models and a flagship personal assistant developed by Google DeepMind. Originally launched as Google Bard in March 2023, it was rebranded to Gemini in February 2024 following the debut of its foundational architecture capable of seamlessly processing text, code, images, audio, and video. Through subsequent generations—from Gemini 1.0 and 2.0 to the advanced reasoning and agentic capabilities of the Gemini 3 and Gemini 4 series—it has evolved into a deeply integrated intelligence across Google Search, Workspace, Android, and enterprise cloud platforms, empowering billions of users to create, research, and solve complex problems daily.
Links
Gemini
Comments