{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[56,48,27,22,18,16,5,6,3,9],"name":"Youth Self-Report"},{"data":[39,59,47,27,33,14,20,9,1,19],"name":"Parents' Estimate"}],"_data":[["\ufeffAI Activity","Youth Self-Report","Parents' Estimate"],["Search for information or facts",56,39],["Get help with homework\/assignments",48,59],["Create new images or videos",27,47],["Write something",22,27],["Search for personal advice",18,33],["Brainstorm ideas",16,14],["Have companionship",5,20],["Something else not listed",6,9],["Do not use AI",3,1],["Not sure",9,19]],"labels":{"name":"\ufeffAI Activity","values":["Search for information or facts","Get help with homework\/assignments","Create new images or videos","Write something","Search for personal advice","Brainstorm ideas","Have companionship","Something else not listed","Do not use AI","Not sure"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/sites\/default\/files\/research\/report\/commonsensemedia_whatkidsandfamiliesthinkofaiineu_2026.pdf","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2026","title":"Youth Self-Report vs Parental Estimates of AI Use (2026)","topic":"Public Sentiment","method":"Survey (557)","source":"Common Sense Media, What Kids and Families Think About Al Across the EU, 2026","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"99.0","geographical":"European Union"},"description":"This chart illustrates a significant 'perception gap' between how teenagers aged 12 to 17 actually use artificial intelligence (AI) and how their parents perceive this usage across the European Union, based on a 2026 Common Sense Media report. The data reveal that, while searching for information or facts is the most common actual use among young people (56%), parents significantly underestimate this functional application, with only 39% identifying it as a primary activity.\r\nA significant trend emerges: parents overestimating the use of 'creative' and 'social' AI. They are 20 percentage points more likely to believe their children use AI to create images or videos (47% vs 27%) and four times more likely to believe their children use AI for companionship (20% vs 5%). Similarly, parents overestimate the use of AI to help with schoolwork by 11 percentage points (59% vs 48%)."}