THEMATIC AREAS
This thematic area examines the measures countries have in place in order to prevent and mitigate the risk to children and their rights in the design, development and use of AI.
Children’s rights refer to the subset of human rights that recognises the need to provide children with ‘special care and protection’ given their dependence on adults for survival, protection, and development. A ‘child’ is defined as anyone under the age of 18, or until they attain majority, or legal age, earlier under an applicable law.
Bright spots
Goverment Frameworks - Portugal
Government actions - United Kingdom
Non-state actors - Brazil
Relevance
AI is becoming a ubiquitous part of children’s everyday lives. Children all over the globe frequently engage on social media platforms and use apps, websites and online games for leisure and education, many of which are powered by AI systems that give users recommendations and mediate content. While many of these tools have the potential to benefit children by increasing access to education and facilitating connection amongst peers, their unregulated use poses additional risks.
EVIDENCE
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SCORES
Country rankings by Children’s rights
*In the table above, data was collected for Chinese Taipei (commonly referred to as Taiwan) and the West Bank, which is under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. No data collection took place in Gaza. We recognize that these are, at the time of writing, disputed jurisdictions.
