Digital Child’s Play: protecting children from the impacts of AI – International People Search

November 27, 2021 chhaymam@chhaymam.com Travel 0

Artificial intelligence has been used in products targeting children for several years, but legislation protecting them from the potential impacts of the technology is still in its infancy. Ahead of a global forum on AI for children, UN News spoke to two UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) experts about the need for improved policy protection.

from UN News – Human Rights https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/11/1106002
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