Earlier this week at the Paris Peace Forum, OpenAI signed the Charter of Engagement for Safer AI for Children and committed $2 million to support the scientific research network under the Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI.
This builds on our call for global standards on youth AI safety, and sustained collaboration among governments, researchers, civil society and industry to translate shared evidence into practical safeguards.
Our contribution supports shared measurement work: developing tools researchers can use to better understand and measure AI’s risks and opportunities for children, helping inform safer products and better policy.
The charter sets out shared principles for safe, age-appropriate AI, alongside a research programme and safeguards for its independence. Research teams retain control over their conclusions, and findings will be published, including negative or inconclusive results.
This work will help build the evidence needed to support the benefits of AI for young people while addressing risks to their safety and development. It builds on our support for comprehensive youth AI safety legislation that establishes strong, enforceable protections while preserving access to tools for learning, creativity and opportunity. Such frameworks should include age-appropriate safeguards by default, tools for parents, regular risk assessments and mitigation, and meaningful accountability. We look forward to engaging with European policymakers as the EU Kids Act develops, and with partners around the world to advance stronger protections and opportunities for young people.