Children entering this years BBC 500 Words writing competition increasingly mentioning artificial intelligence (AI) in their stories, research has found.
Analysis of stories submitted to this year's writing competition by Oxford University Press found mentions of AI increased 50% from the previous years edition.
Researchers also found that children were increasingly personifying the technology, whilst also starting to express concerns about spending too much time on phones.
ChatGPT appeared as a character or a narrator in several stories, Oxford University Press found, whilst some other stories included themes like AI versus humans.
Sarah Hannafin, from the National Association of Head Teachers union, said the findings "suggest some children have real self-awareness and insight about some of the risks as well as benefits of AI and phone use".
