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Efforts to make social media safer offer lessons for child AI protections

Original: "While the efforts to make social media safer are still taking shape, they offer some lessons for those looking to prote

Ongoing efforts to make social media safer for young people are still taking shape, but observers say they offer useful lessons for those trying to protect children from the risks of AI. The technology is developing so quickly that the extent of its impact on young people and their development is only beginning to emerge, prompting calls to apply early lessons from platform regulation to AI safeguards.

Why now: Rapid growth of AI and its unknown effects on children are prompting comparisons with earlier social media safety efforts.

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• "While the efforts to make social media safer are still taking shape, they offer some lessons for those looking to protect children using AI — technology that is growing so quickly, the extent of its risks for young people and their development is just emerging." https://… · bich@apobangpo.space · 7

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