{"id":106264,"date":"2026-07-01T14:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=106264"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:00:09","slug":"children-using-ai-surges-as-unicef-raises-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/children-using-ai-surges-as-unicef-raises-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Children Using AI Surges as UNICEF Raises Safety Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Children Using AI is becoming increasingly common worldwide, according to new findings from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)<\/a>. The agency estimates that at least 20 million children across 10 countries have already used artificial intelligence<\/a> for learning, solving problems and even seeking advice about personal concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data shows that young people are adopting AI at a rate more than three times faster than adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to UNICEF, around 13 million children said they use AI to support schoolwork and homework. Meanwhile, an estimated two million children, around one in 10, reported turning to AI for advice about issues that worry them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“AI is here. It is a growing part of all of our lives,” UNICEF said in a statement released on Tuesday. The agency added that the technology is already shaping childhood around the world, “for better and for worse.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, UNICEF cautioned that while AI creates new opportunities for learning, creativity and problem solving, evidence on its long term impact on children’s development, emotional well-being and exposure to harm is only beginning to emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In effect, a generation is growing up inside a global experiment,” the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey also found that many children recognize the risks associated with AI. One-third of respondents said they are concerned that AI could be used to scam people or spread misinformation. Additionally, one-quarter feared their images or videos could be manipulated into sexually explicit deepfakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, UNICEF warned that children are often the first to experience the consequences of poorly regulated AI systems. Yet they have little control over how these technologies are designed or how their personal data is collected and used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance, UNICEF urged governments and technology companies to place children’s rights at the center of AI regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency called for stronger protections against AI-enabled sexual exploitation, greater investment in research on AI’s impact on child development, safer and more transparent AI systems, improved digital literacy for children and parents, and expanded digital access to prevent a widening AI divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNICEF said the decisions made today will shape children’s safety, privacy, well-being and equal access to opportunities for decades to come. As Children Using AI<\/strong> continues to grow worldwide, the agency stressed that stronger safeguards and responsible AI governance are essential to protect young users while maximizing the technology’s benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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