TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Children are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology at more than three times the rate of adults, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, June 30.
”AI has arrived. It is becoming a part of our entire life. And it’s already shaping childhood, for better or worse, around the world.” UNICEF said, citing the latest data from 10 countries in a statement ahead of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance. anadolu.
The United Nations agency estimates that at least 20 million children are already using AI, and says that over 2 million more, or one in 10, rely on AI for advice on a variety of issues.
An estimated 13 million children say they use AI to support their learning and homework.
”Children are increasingly exposed to AI systems, including how they are designed, the business models that underpin them, and how their data is used, but they are far less able to avoid or challenge them.” said in a statement.
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UNICEF said a third of children in 10 countries surveyed reported concerns about AI being used to deceive others or spread misinformation, and a quarter said they were worried that their images and videos would be manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes.
”Too many systems reach children without guardrails – safety appears to be an afterthought” the agency said.
UNICEF called on all governments, the private sector and partners to integrate children’s rights into global AI governance.
This includes investing in research on the risks of AI to children, strengthening laws against AI-based sexual exploitation, ensuring safe and transparent AI design, building AI literacy, and closing the digital divide.
”This is a decisive moment. The choices we make about AI now will shape children’s safety, privacy, well-being, and equal access to opportunity for decades to come.” emphasized the World Children’s Agency.
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