When AI Meets Childhood: Building Safe Spaces for Our Young Ones

As AI becomes part of children’s daily lives, ensuring safety and ethics is critical. This article explores how AI tools can both empower and endanger young minds — from privacy risks to exposure to harmful content. It highlights developers’ growing efforts to embed child-first design principles, stronger content filters, and transparent systems. The takeaway? Building AI for kids isn’t just about innovation — it’s about responsibility, empathy, and creating technology that protects while it teaches.