04-21 The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
It usually starts with a photo downloaded from social media. Around the world, teenage boys are saving Instagram and Snapchat images of girls they know from school and using harmful “nudify” apps to create fake nude photos or videos of them. These deepfakes can quickly be shared across whole schools, leaving victims feeling humiliated, violated, […]
04-20 Teens Alarmed at What AI Is Doing to Their Minds
There’s a strange dynamic emerging around artificial intelligence. Research has shown that young people — who are typically the first adopters of new technology like MP3 players and the internet — are actually the most skeptical of AI. In fact, many teens seem to have deep concerns over AI chatbots rotting their frontal lobes. A […]
04-19 Usually, Young People Embrace New Technology. Gen Z’s Attitude Toward AI Should Worry the Entire Tech Industry
The AI industry has a major problem with young people. Traditionally, young people have eagerly embraced hot new technologies — think Sony’s Walkman, Apple’s iPhone, or Napster — and become major drivers of their success in the workplace and society. And if they spurn a new product — remember Microsoft’s Zune, Google+, or Amazon’s Fire […]
04-18 Lynn’s Warriors Statement on Age Verification
Age verification sounds like a simple fix, but it is not the answer to protecting children online. Forcing users to upload IDs or biometric data to access major platforms risks creating massive databases of sensitive information. That raises real concerns about privacy, data breaches and exposing children to new forms of harm. At Lynn’s Warriors, […]
04-17 It’s Time to Pause Gen AI in Schools. Take Action.
Sound the alarm! The Warriors agree with FairPlay for Kids. The rapid expansion of generative AI products into schools is NOT inevitable. A five-year pause on all products using #GenAI in preK-12 schools would allow time for school communities, including students, educators, administrators and parents, to learn about the implications and uses of #GenAI in […]
04-16 Hundreds of Parents Seek to BAN Elementary School from Sending Children Home with Chromebooks as They Demand a Return to Pencil and Paper Learning
Parents of a Philadelphia school district have rallied together to get pencils back in their children’s hands and writing on paper again after seeing the damage of learning on Chromebooks. At least 200 parents of the Lower Merion School District (LMSD) have signed an ongoing petition to opt their children out of a one-to-one electronic […]
04-15 ‘Addicted to Hacking’: Young Hacker Behind Historic Breach Speaks Out for 1st Time, before Reporting to Prison
On a recent Tuesday morning, as his parents were driving him to the federal prison in Connecticut where he’ll be locked up for the foreseeable future, 20-year-old Matthew Lane sent a text message to ABC News. “It’s extremely sad, and I’m just scared,” he wrote. Barely a year earlier, while still a teenager, he helped […]
04-14 What Are You Waiting For? Have You Participated in the Dirty Dozen List? Take Action.
The Dirty Dozen List is an annual campaign that calls out twelve mainstream entities for facilitating, enabling, and even profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation. Since its inception in 2013, the Dirty Dozen List has galvanized thousands of individuals like YOU to call on corporations, government agencies, and organizations to change problematic policies and practices. […]
04-13 Big Tech Promised Screens Would Boost Academic Excellence. $30B Later,Kids are Falling Behind.
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04-12 Who Owns Ideas in the AI Age?
Who owns ideas in the AI age is one of the most unsettled questions in modern law, sitting at the intersection of creativity, technology and intellectual property. Traditionally, under principles of Intellectual Property Law, ideas themselves are not owned. What can be protected is the expression of an idea, such as a book, song, invention […]