{"id":13479,"date":"2026-08-24T15:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/?post_type=program&#038;p=13479"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T19:41:18","slug":"gen-ai-conversation-starters","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen AI Conversation Starters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others are quickly becoming part of how young people learn, search for information, and create online. FOSI research shows that many teens are already using generative AI, often without clear family rules about how it should be used.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the technology is evolving quickly, it is important to have regular conversations with kids and teens about how these tools work and how to use them responsibly in their academic, social, and creative lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13480,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"program-category":[60,78,36,39,42,37,50,46,35],"class_list":["post-13479","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program-category-ai-genai-tool","program-category-ai-genai-tool-platform","program-category-device","program-category-digital-citizenship","program-category-family-conversations","program-category-platform","program-category-safety-and-privacy-tips","program-category-top-resource","program-category-topic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gen AI Conversation Starters - Family Online Safety Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gen AI Conversation Starters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others are quickly becoming part of how young people learn, search for information, and create online. FOSI research shows that many teens [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Family Online Safety Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamOnlineSafety\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-24T19:41:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1963\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gen AI Conversation Starters - Family Online Safety Institute\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-24T19:36:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-24T19:41:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg\",\"width\":1963,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Smart looking Asian preteen boy lying on floor, smile with confidence and happiness, studying online learning at home due ...\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/program\\\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gen AI Conversation Starters\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"fosi.org\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Family Online Safety Institute\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/FOSI-LOGO-1200x670-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/FOSI-LOGO-1200x670-1.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":670,\"caption\":\"Family Online Safety Institute\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fosi.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/FamOnlineSafety\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/family-online-safety-institute\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/familyonlinesafety\\\/#\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/fosi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.snapchat.com\\\/add\\\/fosionline?invite_id=lKfeyKSb&locale=en_US&share_id=9dOqnPelQbujHBx9Ubb6Vg&sid=a8bff8456e7249f29be059363f4ef451\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@fosi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/bsky.app\\\/profile\\\/famonlinesafety.bsky.social\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gen AI Conversation Starters - Family Online Safety Institute","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gen AI Conversation Starters","og_description":"Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others are quickly becoming part of how young people learn, search for information, and create online. FOSI research shows that many teens [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/","og_site_name":"Family Online Safety Institute","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamOnlineSafety\/","article_modified_time":"2026-08-24T19:41:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1963,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/","url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/","name":"Gen AI Conversation Starters - Family Online Safety Institute","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-08-24T19:36:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-24T19:41:18+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FOSI-Gen-AI-Conversation-Starters--scaled-e1787600467718.jpeg","width":1963,"height":1707,"caption":"Smart looking Asian preteen boy lying on floor, smile with confidence and happiness, studying online learning at home due ..."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/program\/gen-ai-conversation-starters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gen AI Conversation Starters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/","name":"fosi.org","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#organization","name":"Family Online Safety Institute","url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FOSI-LOGO-1200x670-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FOSI-LOGO-1200x670-1.png","width":1200,"height":670,"caption":"Family Online Safety Institute"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FamOnlineSafety\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/family-online-safety-institute\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/familyonlinesafety\/#","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/fosi","https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/add\/fosionline?invite_id=lKfeyKSb&locale=en_US&share_id=9dOqnPelQbujHBx9Ubb6Vg&sid=a8bff8456e7249f29be059363f4ef451","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@fosi","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/famonlinesafety.bsky.social"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/13479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fosi.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program-category?post=13479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}