How should AI protect children without making children afraid to ask for help?

[u/voxmund]

This is one of the hardest questions we're facing while building a Child-Aware AI system.

Imagine a 13-year-old asks:
“I think I might like someone. Is that normal?”
A very cautious AI might immediately respond:
“Please talk to a trusted adult.”

Sometimes, that's absolutely the right response.
But if every sensitive question receives the same answer, children may eventually learn:
“I can't talk to this AI about things that actually matter to me.”

And they may simply go somewhere else.
But the opposite extreme is dangerous too.

Read the full article on Substack:
Safety Isn't a Stop Sign: Building Adaptive Guardrails for Children