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We cannot treat children as subjects of AI experimentation - as it increasingly becomes part of their childhood, we must ensure AI governance supports their rights and development needs, incorporating safety from the start.

We are incredibly excited to be part of Oxford’s newly launched AI in Education at Oxford University (AIEOU), led by Dr Sara Ratner, Professor Elizabeth Wonnacott and Professor Rebecca Williams.

On November 20, the World Children’s Day, we attended the Lego and ATI’s Children and AI event at the headquarter of the British Computer Society, London. This marks a new project funded by the LEGO Group with research from The Alan Turing Institute on understanding the impacts of generative AI use on children.

On November 19, we attended UNICEF’s global launch of the RITEC Design Toolbox (RDT), part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative in partnership between UNICEF and the LEGO Group and supported by The LEGO Foundation.

On November 18, Dr Jun Zhao, joined Professor Ekaterina Hertog and Professor Netta Weinstein to talk about parental control technologies and how these may be affecting modern families at the podcast chaired by the Founder and CEO of ParentZone, Vicky Shotbolt.

On November 15, Dr Jun Zhao was invited to be part of the Expert Roundtable with Australian Children’s Commissioner, Julia Inman-Grant, during her visit in the UK, hosted by the London School of Economics.

On November 6, 2024, Dr Jun Zhao presents “Moral Machinese for Children” at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford. See details This talk is a reflection of our ongoing research on integrating ethical principles into the process of child-centered design.

On October 7, Dr Jun Zhao visited Frankfurt Goethe University and keynoted on “Design for children’s autonomy in the age of AI”. The abstract of the talk can be found below:

On October 24, Dr Jun Zhao talked about “Design for children’s autonomy” at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford. See details As the department hosting the Global Parenting Initiative — an inspiring effort to expand access to free, evidence-based, playful parenting support in the Global South — we have had an excellent opportunity to share our knowledge and experiences in supporting parenting both digitally and in everyday life.

AI technologies are rapidly becoming integral to children’s daily lives, embedded in tools like assistive learning platforms, interactive robots, smart home devices, and generative AI systems such as ChatGPT, which many children regularly interact with.