Definition
Product-safety discipline evaluating how AI systems behave for minors — crisis detection, harmful-content refusal, homework integrity, and parental/school controls — distinct from adult chatbot age-gating.
Key Points
- common-sense-media Youth AI Safety Institute rates products on principles + “Red Lines”
- Jul 2026: google Search ai-overviews / AI Mode rated Unacceptable Risk — default-on, no parent disable
- Contrast: standalone gemini chatbot can be disabled via parental controls; Search AI cannot
- Contested: vendors argue NGO tests are contrived; institutes argue default ubiquity raises bar
- China Jul 2026: anthropomorphic-ai-regulation bans virtual intimate AI relationships for all minors; guardian consent under-14 (china-ai-companions-crackdown)
Related
- ai-safety
- ai-product-liability
- responsible-ai
- ai-overviews
- common-sense-media
- ai-companions
- anthropomorphic-ai-regulation
- cac