Overview
- The couple accepted Project Healthy Minds’ Humanitarians of the Year award at the gala and led panels at the World Mental Health Day Festival, including one moderated by Katie Couric.
- In remarks, Harry said the digital world has "fundamentally changed how we experience reality" and condemned algorithms that he said "preyed upon" children.
- He cited ParentsTogether research reporting harmful interactions every five minutes when researchers posed as children on AI chatbots, calling the companies’ chatbots an outgrowth of "depraved internal policies."
- Meghan described meeting families shattered by social media-linked tragedies and stressed that parents need community alongside therapy, adding that Archie, 6, and Lilibet, 4, are not yet on social media.
- Following the events, Meghan shared a black-and-white Instagram Stories clip of a light backstage moment with Harry during their New York visit.