Introduction Technology is ubiquitous, yet psychological, psychiatric, substance use, and public mental health engagement and treatments have historically been in-person and resource intensive and not hightech. The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed mental health providers to adopt technology to … Read More
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Inescapable AI
The Ways AI Decides How Low Income People Work, Live, Learn, and Survive Executive Summary The use of artificial intelligence, or AI, by governments, landlords, employers, and other powerful private interests restricts the opportunities of low-income people in every basic … Read More
White House Task Force To Address Online Harassment And Abuse
Executive Summary Online harassment and abuse are increasingly widespread in today’s digitally connected world. This can include online threats and intimidation as well as various forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), such as the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, including … Read More
Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: Current and Emerging Threats
Introduction The proliferation of online child sexual abuse and exploitation presents a serious threat to children globally. In 2023, the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received over 36.2 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation, which … Read More
Safety by Design for Generative AI: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Issue Overview Offline and online sexual harms against children have been accelerated by the internet. The child safety ecosystem is already overtaxed. In 2022 reports to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) contained over 88 million files … Read More
Recommendations for Regulating Artificial Intelligence to Minimize Risks to Children and Their Families
From January 2023 to March 2024, multiple entities have published guidance on artificial intelligence (AI), underscoring growing public concerns regarding AI governance. Meanwhile, as federal and state legislators weigh the need for AI regulations to safeguard the public from various risks, recent discourse … Read More