Guidance on AI and Children (Version 3.0)
Published December 2025

Contributors
Author: UNICEF Innocenti
Date: Decmber 2025
Source Type: Policy Guidance
Theme: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Rights & Governance
Target Group Focus: Children 7 Young People
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Children, Young People, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Rights
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Introduction
Prompted by the rapid advance of generative AI, this newly updated toolkit establishes 10 foundational requirements for “child-centred AI.” It moves beyond just protecting children’s data and privacy, focusing heavily on requirement #8 (“Ensure inclusion of and for children”), which outlines how to empower children to actively participate in and shape AI developments that affect them.