OpenAI commits $2 million to children's AI safety research
OpenAI signed a children's AI safety charter at the Paris Peace Forum and pledged $2 million toward research measuring AI's risks and benefits for young people, as Europe prepares rules on youth protection.
OpenAI said it signed the Charter of Engagement for Safer AI for Children at the Paris Peace Forum earlier this week. It also committed $2 million to the scientific research network of the Coalition for Children's Rights and Protection in the Age of AI.
The company said the money will go toward shared measurement work. That means building tools researchers can use to understand and measure how AI affects children, both the risks and the opportunities, so the findings can guide product design and policy.
The charter sets out shared principles for safe, age-appropriate AI. It also includes a research programme with safeguards for that programme's independence. According to OpenAI, research teams keep control over their conclusions, and findings will be published even when they are negative or inconclusive.
OpenAI presented the commitment as part of its earlier call for global standards on youth AI safety. The company says it supports comprehensive legislation that would include:
- age-appropriate safeguards by default
- tools for parents
- regular risk assessments and mitigation
- meaningful accountability
It said such laws should still preserve young people's access to AI for learning and creativity. OpenAI also said it plans to engage with European policymakers as the EU Kids Act develops.
The announcement does not say which other companies or governments signed the charter, how the $2 million will be split, or when the first research results are expected.