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Two speakers presenting the AI & Data Ethics Keynote at the 2026 Data Science Conference, hosted by the Data Institute

What we’ve learned from three years of testing AI

We delivered the keynote at the 2026 Data Science Conference, hosted by the University of San Francisco’s Data Institute.

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New youth research identifies signs of AI dependency

The Common Sense Media Census on AI Use finds that among kids who use AI daily, many say going without it would be hard

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Our first priorities

Three areas of focus in the summer of 2026

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We're hiring an Executive Director

Be the founding leader of the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media

In the press

What two studies say about teens and AI usage, and what it means for parents - WTOP News

What two studies say about teens and AI usage, and what it means for parents

WTOP News

Talking to teens about sexually explicit deepfakes

Talking to teens about sexually explicit deepfakes

KTVU Fox 2

Do You Know How Your Kids Use Ai? Geoffrey Fowler Talks to A&G | Armstrong & Getty | Armstrong & Getty

Do You Know How Your Kids Use AI? Geoffrey Fowler Talks to A&G

Armstrong & Getty

Nearly Half of Teens Report Seeing AI Sexual Content. Bay Area Leaders Want to Shut It Down | KQED

Nearly Half of Teens Report Seeing AI Sexual Content. Bay Area Leaders Want to Shut It Down

Study: How AI porn distorts teens' reality

Study: How AI porn distorts teens' reality

The Deep View

The Proliferation of Deepfakes Is Profoundly Changing the Way Teenagers Use the Internet

The Proliferation of Deepfakes Is Profoundly Changing the Way Teenagers Use the Internet

AI-generated sexual content is starting to affect how teenagers view sex, consent and body image | CNN

More teens are using generative AI to make explicit content. What parents should know about it

CNN

Google's AI Overview and AI mode unsafe for youth, report says

Should kids use Google AI search? These experts say no.

Mashable

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Scathing Analysis Concludes Google Search’s AI Tools Are Bad for Kids

Education Week

Google AI search poses 'unacceptable' risk to kids: Common Sense Media

Google AI search poses 'unacceptable' risk to kids: Common Sense Media

The National News Desk

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Google's AI search fails child-safety tests

Axios

Child holding a phone in bed

'It's deeply disturbing.' What a new report says about risks Google's AI search features pose to kids

PBS News

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Common Sense Media Releases New Research on EU Families' Views on AI

Leaders Gather for Inaugural Copenhagen Youth AI Summit as Common Sense Media Brings Youth AI Safety Institute to Europe

Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute

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