AI Risks and Harms Among Youth
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is quickly reshaping the digital experiences of young people. It offers real opportunities for creativity, learning, and connection. It also introduces risks and harms we are only beginning to understand: the spread of misinformation, the creation of explicit or defamatory content, and the facilitation of cyberbullying, hate speech, and identity-based attacks. […]
Youth, Generative AI, and Social Chatbots: What We’re Learning, and What Comes Next
This training (customized for either youth-serving practitioners or youth themselves) will equip attendees with a comprehensive understanding of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), its growing ubiquity, its benefits and contributions to individuals and society, and the attendant risks and harms to consider and mitigate. Through anonymous flash polling, participants will share their own positive and negative […]
Teen Sexting: Advice for Parents
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click here]). Sexting is when someone takes a naked or semi-naked (explicit) picture or video of themselves, usually using their phone, and sends it to someone else. Some teens participate in sexting voluntarily as a way to flirt or be intimate with a romantic partner, […]
Sexting: Advice for Teens
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click here]). Spanish Translation Available Here Sharing pictures with romantic partners is a natural part of any relationship. It’s important, however, that you are doing so safely, responsibly, and appropriately. Exchanging explicit (nude) images is not only illegal if you are underage, it also can […]
Most Teenagers Aren’t Asking for Nude Photos
A recent New York Times headline caught my attention: “Teenagers, Stop Asking for Nude Photos.” Sage advice, I must admit, but I wondered where this was coming from. In the article, Psychologist Lisa Damour argues that we have long been warning children about the dangers (reputational and potential legal consequences) of sending sexually explicit images, […]
