Children are turning to social media to learn about AI [Video]

Nearly two-thirds (63%) of children learn about artificial intelligence (AI) through social media, a report from the Barnardos Online Safety Programme has found.

In a survey of more than 500 children and young people, 101 parents and 63 teachers, the charity saw that 54% of children and young people want to learn more about AI at school.

Approximately 93% of parents surveyed said they have concerns about their children using AI, but 95% of teachers have not received any training in AI.

Some 82% of children and young people said their parents or teachers know “some”, “not too much” or “nothing” about AI.

Furthermore, 87% of parents felt their children learning about AI now was either “important” or “very important”

Since 2019, the Barnardos Online Safety Programme with the help from Google.org has reached 90,000 children in 800 schools. 

The topic of AI was chosen for this year’s consultation report as children and young people increasingly spoke about AI and the role it plays in their lives.

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