Twinkle 24 / Child safety
Child chatbot safety: best mates, paid upgrades.
The chatbot calls my kid its best mate; I'm the one getting asked to upgrade the friendship.
A 15–60 second vertical Twinkle, filmed or AI-generated, with the sound of urine tinkling in the background. Start with the gripe, land the joke, then point to the fair-go fix.
Brainstorming scenario
Children and AI: safe design before damage control
Children need useful technology and a dependable adult response. Local access and learning would have to include safety, privacy and the ability to challenge a harmful interaction.
Short video script
The chatbot calls my kid its best mate; I'm the one getting asked to upgrade the friendship. Children need useful technology and a dependable adult response. Local access and learning would have to include safety, privacy and the ability to challenge a harmful interaction. Make child safety a design requirement in publicly purchased AI and press for enforceable wider standards.
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