OpenAI has committed $2 million to support a scientific research network focused on AI safety for children. The company signed the Charter of Engagement for Safer AI for Children at the Paris Peace Forum and will fund the Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI.
The funding supports what OpenAI describes as “shared measurement work”: developing tools that researchers can use to better understand and measure AI’s risks and opportunities for children. According to the announcement, this work aims to inform safer products and policy decisions.
The charter establishes shared principles for safe, age-appropriate AI alongside a research program with safeguards for independence. Research teams will retain control over their conclusions, and findings will be published, including negative or inconclusive results, according to OpenAI.
OpenAI states it supports comprehensive youth AI safety legislation that includes age-appropriate safeguards by default, parental tools, regular risk assessments and mitigation, and accountability measures. The company says it will engage with European policymakers as the EU Kids Act develops.