SKN | Former Google Safety Chief Warns AI Could Create Greater Risks for Children Than Social Media
technology Artificial intelligence is entering children’s lives at a pace that is raising new questions about safety, regulation and corporate responsibility. Tom Siegel, the founder of Google’s trust and safety team, has warned that the technology could create risks for young users that ultimately exceed those associated with social media, arguing that the industry should slow development while stronger safeguards are established. Former Google Safety Executive Raises AI Concerns Siegel has joined Common Sense Media as the first executive director of its Youth AI Safety Institute, an organization focused specifically on evaluating how artificial intelligence affects children. He told Reuters that the technology sector risks repeating the experience of social media, where concerns over youth safety intensified only after platforms […]
