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Youth AI Safety Institute

AI is already in the classrooms, bedrooms, and pockets of our children. The Youth AI Safety Institute is a new, independent effort to research AI's impact, set safety standards, evaluate products, and share what we find.

 

 

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AI RISK ASSESSMENT

Google Search: 

AI Overview & AI Mode

 

Google Search's unavoidable AI features aren't safe, reliable, and accurate enough to be kids' default answer machine

 

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Our latest AI product evaluations


Our risk assessments are created by human experts who stress-test the most used AI products under real-world, adversarial, multi-turn, and youth-specific scenarios. Over time, we will evolve this work into repeatable, automated tests.


Help for families


As a parent or caregiver, you might wonder if and when it's safe for your child to use AI products—and how to protect them from potential risks. We've got research-backed recommendations for every age group.

Read our Age and Stage Guidance for AI Chatbots


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The choices we all make in the next few years will shape how kids learn, think, and relate to the world.