Scam Solutions: Educating Teens about Ethical AI
Erin talks to Adya, a high school student who is helping her peers learn about the risks of AI and how to use it ethically.
Episode 37: We’ve talked about online risks for kids, but in this episode, we’re talking with Adya, a teen who has ideas about improving online safety, especially when it comes to AI. She has started a program to go into local schools and educate kids about the dangers of AI and how to use it safely.
One of the things that got her started in this project is her younger sister. She watched how her sister was using ChatGPT to help her with things. A child younger than 10 doesn’t know what to share or not share with AI.
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She also talked about an AI cat video her sister watched. It looked like a cute family, but the stories were about the parents cheating on each other. She felt that was something a second grader really didn’t need to be watching.
The biggest threat is that a lot of it is misinformation. They don’t know what to believe and what not to believe.— Adya
For her high school peers, there’s also a lack of understanding of how AI works and how to use it. Although teachers instruct students not to use AI to create final drafts, students use it for research, not realizing that the AI is making up or providing incorrect information. If they don’t check the links, they don’t realize that the AI is citing sources that don’t exist. It’s less about getting in trouble and more about helping students learn how to use it to their benefit.
Kids need help with how to use AI in a way that can improve their abilities instead of using it to replace them. — Adya
Who Is Adya?
Adya is a high school junior and the president of her school's ethical AI club. And she and her classmates presented to kids in their school, they realized that the bigger issue was that kids their age and younger don’t have access to solid education about AI. They’ve teamed up to educate high-school and middle-school students about AI.
Useful Links
Four ways parents can help teens use AI safely — American Psychological Association
Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. How to lower the risks — NPR
A New Direction for Students in an AI World: Prosper, Prepare, Protect — Brookings Institution
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