On Tuesday, thousands of schoolchildren around the country marked Safer Internet Day. This year, the theme was around being AI aware, “safe, smart and in control”, encouraging children, parents and teachers to think about how the shiny new technology is shaping children’s experiences online.
It is apt that this comes in the weeks after AI hit the headlines for reasons that included an AI chatbot being used to digitally undress women, including children, for the amusement of anonymous users on social media. It is an important topic and one that we should be discussing with young people before they, too, walk themselves into a privacy disaster.