Oxford Child-Centred AI (Oxford CCAI) Design Lab engages in a series of research activities aimed at designing better AI for children. It is part of Human-Centred Computing research theme at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford.
Currently OxfordCCAI focuses on the following research themes, see research.
Design for children’s agency
- Define agency for children in the digital context
- Identify children’s sense of agency;
- Investigate how to design and support children’s agency development in the digital context
Define AI ethics principles for children
- Why do we need a child-specific perspective on AI ethics principles?
- Respect the developmental aspect of childhood
- Revisit the role of parental support
- Prioritise child-centred evaluations
- Promote cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches
Creating a new paradigm of digital parenting in the AI of age
Investigating age-appropriate AI algorithmic design patterns