Latest News and Insights on AI Child Safety

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Generative AI is reshaping child-safety risk and why proactive red-teaming matters
Research November 15, 2025

Generative AI is reshaping child-safety risk and why proactive red-teaming matters

How generative AI has transformed the child safety threat landscape and why proactive red-teaming is essential for AI companies to identify vulnerabilities before deployment.

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The UK just cleared the path for safe child-safety red-teaming, and it changes everything
Regulatory Updates November 12, 2025

The UK just cleared the path for safe child-safety red-teaming, and it changes everything

UK government creates legal pathways for AI child safety red-teaming, establishing new standards for testing AI systems against child exploitation risks.

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Synthetic CSAM and the generative AI era: what every AI developer should know
Research November 8, 2025

Synthetic CSAM and the generative AI era: what every AI developer should know

Essential insights for AI developers on how generative AI enables synthetic CSAM creation and why traditional safety defenses are inadequate for protecting children.

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UNICEF report: Generative AI presents unprecedented risks and opportunities for children
Research October 2, 2025

UNICEF report: Generative AI presents unprecedented risks and opportunities for children

As ChatGPT becomes one of the fastest-growing digital services, UNICEF examines the dual nature of generative AI's impact on children—from personalized learning to deepfake CSAM and persuasive disinformation.

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UN launches AI for Safer Children: Global initiative empowers law enforcement to combat child exploitation with AI
Industry News September 15, 2025

UN launches AI for Safer Children: Global initiative empowers law enforcement to combat child exploitation with AI

UNICRI and UAE partner to create groundbreaking global platform providing law enforcement with AI tools and training to address the exponential rise in child sexual abuse materials.

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UNICEF releases comprehensive policy guidance for child-centred artificial intelligence
Regulatory Updates September 15, 2025

UNICEF releases comprehensive policy guidance for child-centred artificial intelligence

Nine requirements and actionable recommendations for governments and businesses to ensure AI systems protect, provide for, and empower children—from data privacy and bias prevention to transparency and inclusive design.

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Classroom AI apps expose children to porn site trackers and give UK students wrong US helplines, new report reveals
Research September 10, 2025

Classroom AI apps expose children to porn site trackers and give UK students wrong US helplines, new report reveals

LSE and 5Rights Foundation research exposes alarming failures in popular classroom AI apps including privacy violations, dangerous misinformation, and commercial tracking from adult websites.

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Generative AI and Child Safety: A Convergence of Innovation and Exploitation
Regulatory Updates June 11, 2025

Generative AI and Child Safety: A Convergence of Innovation and Exploitation

Australia's eSafety Commissioner reports a 1,325% increase in AI-generated CSEA material in one year, highlighting the urgent need for Safety by Design principles and industry accountability as generative AI becomes weaponized against children.

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An Agenda for Ensuring Child Safety in the AI Era: FAS policy brief outlines enforcement-backed framework
Regulatory Updates January 12, 2025

An Agenda for Ensuring Child Safety in the AI Era: FAS policy brief outlines enforcement-backed framework

Federation of American Scientists proposes three-pronged approach for the US administration: coordinated AI safety framework led by NIST, legislative action on youth privacy, and ensuring equitable AI benefits—with enforcement mechanisms that have real teeth.

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Safety by Design for Generative AI: A Comprehensive Framework to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
Research July 1, 2024

Safety by Design for Generative AI: A Comprehensive Framework to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

Thorn and All Tech Is Human release an actionable framework for integrating child safety throughout the entire AI lifecycle, with specific mitigations for developers, providers, platforms, and search engines to prevent the misuse of generative AI for child exploitation.

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