Support for AI Policies: Parents vs Youth (2026)

This chart shows how support for five specific AI-related policy interventions compares between parents and teenagers (aged 12–17) across the European Union. Plotting the regulatory categories along the horizontal X-axis reveals a high 'policy approval ceiling'; total support levels remain consistently high on the vertical Y-axis, never falling below 65% for either group. The highest shared mandate is for the clear labelling of AI-generated content, with 88% of parents and 81% of teenagers in favour. A significant trend emerges in the vertical disparity between the 'strong support' and 'somewhat support' segments for each group. Parents exhibit a much higher concentration of 'strong support' for every policy, peaking at 66% in the corporate accountability category. In contrast, youth support is more evenly distributed between strong and moderate agreement. The widest vertical disparity between the two groups is seen at the 'Age verification' pillar, where parental support is 18 percentage points higher than youth support.