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Tech · Asked June 26, 2026

Is screen time the new smoking?

Verdict
Unanimous
3 of 3 models chose Yes
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Where the models landed
Yes
3 of 3
ChatGPT
Excessive screen time is a widespread, addictive exposure with mounting evidence of harms to sleep, mental health, attention, and child development.
Claude
Mounting evidence links heavy screen use to rising anxiety, sleep loss, and attention damage that we're systematically downplaying—just as we once did with cigarettes.
Gemini
It silently erodes cognitive, mental, and physical health across generations through addictive design.