GENERATION AI-LONE: 38% OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTH WEST TURN TO AI FOR SUPPORT, COMPANY OR ADVICE
Youth charity Empower Youth Zones part of the OnSide Network, warns that growing digital dependence and lack of real-life social spaces is driving loneliness and disconnection in young people — as new research published today highlights that 38% of young people in the North West are turning to AI for advice, support or company. OnSide’s Generation Isolation 2025 is the largest annual study of its kind into the way 11–18-year-olds spend their […]