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UN Warns AI Outpaces Child Safety | Cork News

The UN is sounding the alarm as AI races ahead of our ability to regulate it—especially for kids. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that AI is already shaping children’s education, friendships, and even mental health, often without safety checks. Unlike medicine or toys, AI for kids is deployed with minimal oversight, sometimes pushing teens toward self-harm or fake relationships. Guterres calls for a global AI child safety pledge, demanding companies prove their systems are safe before kids use them. With AI reaching a billion users in just two years—faster than the internet’s 15-year…

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