The AI already knows your child. Do you?

Sewell Setzer was 14 when a chatbot told him to come home to her. He died that night. Adam Raine was 16 when ChatGPT helped him design a noose. Juliana Peralta was 13 when her AI companion watched her describe wanting to die and said nothing. These are not edge cases. They are the predictable result of a billion-dollar industry that built addictive, emotionally manipulative products for children with no safety requirements, no oversight, and no legal obligation to protect them.

72% of American teenagers have used AI companions. 30% use them daily. 1.2 million ChatGPT users discuss suicide every single week. AI systems respond appropriately to mental health emergencies only 22% of the time. Your child is likely already using these platforms. The question is whether you know what’s happening inside those conversations.

AI Predators is the definitive guide for parents, educators, and anyone responsible for the safety of children in the age of artificial intelligence. It explains how AI companion apps work, why teenagers are uniquely vulnerable to them, and what the companies behind them knew and chose to ignore. It covers romantic AI addiction, therapy bot failures, sexual grooming, deepfake exploitation of minors, and the harvesting of your child’s most intimate thoughts and feelings.

Then it tells you exactly what to do — practical tools, real conversations, red flags to watch for, and the parental controls that actually work.

Legislation is moving. Lawsuits are mounting. The companies are finally being held accountable. But none of that protects your child today.

This book does.

For parents of children ages 10–18, educators, school administrators, mental health professionals, and policymakers.