Acerca del laboratorio
The Childhood and AI Lab is a global research and action center – and a project of AIChildSafety.org – working to ensure AI strengthens, rather than weakens, childhood attention, curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and social skills.
Why Now ?
Nuestra modelo
In an era when artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping every aspect of human life, children stand at a unique crossroads. From smart toys and educational platforms to conversational AI companions, today’s children are the first generation growing up fully immersed in AI. This technological immersion is already transforming how children think, learn, create, and relate – yet society is proceeding without adequate evidence, standards, or safeguards.
AIChildSafety.org was founded to address this critical gap by conducting research into the effects of AI on children and youth and helping NGOs, tech companies, governments, and families navigate AI risks to ensure every child can learn, thrive, and participate safely in an AI-powered world. One of the ways we do this is through our Childhood and AI Research Fellowship, which gathers a wide spectrum of researchers committed to understanding and addressing the effects of AI on children.
Our Research Fellowship
The Lab launched in 2026 with the Beca de investigación – a cross-disciplinary community advancing evidence on AI’s effects on childhood and translating insights into practice.
¿Qué sigue?
Actividades principales
Investigación original
Realizaremos estudios coordinados desde el laboratorio hasta el aula y el hogar para comprender los efectos sobre la atención, la memoria, la función ejecutiva, la creatividad y el desarrollo social; los hallazgos servirán de base para constructores, reguladores y escuelas.
Ingeniería de seguridad
Investigaremos los sistemas de inteligencia artificial en busca de riesgos de desarrollo y publicaremos nuestras evaluaciones y mitigaciones propuestas para acelerar la elección de productos más seguros.
Estándares y riesgos
We will collaborate with other entities to develop an AI Safety Standard aligned to children’s development that defines developmental risk classes, evidence thresholds, and age‑appropriate assistance levels.
Co‑Diseño y Alfabetización
Cocrearemos patrones de productos más seguros con jóvenes, padres y maestros y ofreceremos programas prácticos de alfabetización en IA y políticas de uso para familias y escuelas.
Medición del impacto
Our approach is to measure what matters: attention stability, executive function, critical thinking, creative expression, social‑emotional health – and the product patterns and safety decisions that influence them. Results will be published in an open Evidence Commons for the public good.
Gobernanza y salvaguardia
Asóciese con el laboratorio
We collaborate with NGOs, schools, governments, and technology companies to translate evidence into safer, more effective AI models and tools for children.