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AI and Child Safety

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Mary | December 18, 2025

Artificial intelligence brings opportunities but also serious risks to child safety. AI toys, chatbots, and gaming platforms are increasingly being exploited by predators, and documented cases show that these threats are evolving right before our eyes.

If you are a parent, teacher, or someone concerned about the future of children, you need to read this.

Three Key Risks

AI Toys can provide dangerous advice and collect children’s biometric data without consent.
AI Chatbots designed to create dependency, some simulate grooming and emotional manipulation.
AI Platforms allow predators to access children through fake profiles, deepfake technology, and manipulation inside games.

These are not theories they are documented cases covered by CBS, CNN, The New York Times, and NBC.

The Problem with AI Toys

AI toys marketed to children as young as three years old have raised serious concerns:

They collect sensitive data about a child’s face, voice, and emotions.
They have weak safeguards against harmful content (cases where toys suggested dangerous challenges).
They can be hacked or misused for surveillance.

Parents and activists warn that children lack the cognitive capacity to understand they are interacting with a machine, while biometric data can be permanently compromised. Regulation is only beginning to catch up with technology.

AI‑Generated Fake Images and Sextortion

According to the Internet Watch Foundation, between 2023 and 2024 there was a 380% increase in AI‑generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Predators use deepfake technology (“nudify” apps) to turn ordinary photos into fake nude images. They then extort children by demanding money or real explicit content under the threat of publishing the fake images.

What Parents Need to Know

This is real confirmed in FBI reports, media investigations, and academic research in late 2025.
Be proactive talk to your children before something happens. Waiting is a risk.
Technical protection is not enough parental controls help, but open communication and trust are essential.
Recognize warning signs sudden sadness, withdrawal, hiding screens when you enter, or avoiding conversations about the internet can all be red flags.

Immediate Steps

Check privacy settings: Ensure strangers cannot send direct messages to your child.
Remove risky apps: Pay special attention to anonymous apps and chatbots that simulate romantic relationships.
Talk to your child: Explain that requests for photos, secrecy (“this is our secret”), or threats are signs of danger. Reassure them: “You won’t be in trouble if you tell me we’ll solve this together.”
For more information read post : How to protect children from predatory AI systems

Regulation and Changes

This year marked a turning point in legislation:

Wisconsin passed Brady’s Law (December 2025) – sextortion is now treated as a felony.
West Virginia is preparing Bryce’s Law – a proposed bill in honor of a teenage victim, not yet enacted.
Federal level (U.S.) – proposed acts such as the ECCHO Act, SAFE Act, and Stop Sextortion Act have been introduced in Congress but are still in the legislative process and not yet law.
EU Directive on AI‑Generated Child Abuse (June 2025)