RSS Great Stuff from Net Family News

  • Safety by co-design: How we can take youth online safety to the next level October 3, 2024
    Six years ago Prof. Gillian Hadfield at the University of Toronto wrote in QZ.com, “What we don’t hear nearly enough is the call to invent the future of regulation.” It seemed the insanely fast development pace of multiple kinds of tech was becoming almost too hot for regulators to touch. Hadfield proposed “super-regulation,” which she […]
    Anne
  • Much-less-social media on Facebook’s 20th birthday February 4, 2024
    Facebook turns 20 today, but the platform is nothing like what it was in 2004 – or, more comparably, in 2008, when it overtook MySpace, it was open to all (not just uni students) and it had the reputation of being a “safe space,” Forbes reports, because everyone had to sign up with their real […]
    Anne
  • What child online safety really needs, senators February 2, 2024
    It was the 2024 version of public shaming – relentless on-camera questioning designed to send a message rather than hear answers. It seemed the lawmakers already had their answers. I get their frustration that… social media platforms can’t just “install” the digital version of car seats and seat belts or create product labeling like on […]
    Anne
  • Welcome to 2024! January 2, 2024
    Happy New Year, dear readers! It was quite a year last year, eh? I’m sure that, like me, many of you are glad to move on. More on what we’re moving into in a moment, but first let’s use one of the biggest news stories (not just tech stories) of 2023 – generative AI – […]
    Anne
  • Supporting the youngest witnesses of this humanitarian crisis October 13, 2023
    Sometimes we parents feel so helpless when our children come to us hurting as much as us when they see something awful happening in the world. In her email letter to our community, my friend, colleague and fellow parent Michelle Lipkin wrote, when her 19-year-old daughter asked her to explain what’s going on, “I tried […]
    Anne
  • Should our kids learn how to use generative AI? Well… October 9, 2023
    A teacher in an international school in Panama asks her students to critique essays “written” by ChatGPT, while others have their students fact-check AI material, according to Time. University of Pennsylvania professor Ethan Mollick requires his students to use generative AI while holding them accountable for the information in whatever they produce with it. These […]
    Anne
  • The missing piece in US child online safety law September 7, 2023
    US kids and parents need a toll-free number to call or text for help in getting harmful online content taken down. After studying various kinds of help like this that youth and parents in Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand have, we at The Net Safety Collaborative piloted a proof of concept for this […]
    Anne
  • Generative AI: July 2023 freeze frame July 29, 2023
    It’s feeling like I need a large language model brain to write about safety with large language models. [I certify that I only wish I had such a brain, and I am a human.] So let’s freeze the film for a moment and see where we humans are with generative AI safety. First, so that […]
    Anne
  • Threads: The new social media kid July 6, 2023
    “Picture Twitter but with a lot less Elon Musk” is how the Wall Street Journal is describing Threads, Meta’s new app. That right there is good news, maybe unusual where tech is concerned. I’ll give you a list of reasons in a moment, but first it’s only fair to state (or rather link to) my […]
    Anne
  • Surgeon general’s advisory: Let’s take stock June 16, 2023
    US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy advises that “we are experiencing a youth mental health crisis.” Based on the data, there’s no question about that. Where there is a question is whether tech and media are the cause. Some scholars simply assert they are (see the sidebar below), but neither the surgeon general nor the American […]
    Anne

RSS Great Stuff from Connect Safely

  • Can You Tell Which Images and Videos Were Created with AI? October 2, 2024
    Tips for talking to kids about detecting AI. The post Can You Tell Which Images and Videos Were Created with AI? appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Kerry Gallagher
  • Podcast: How Tech Can Play a Role in Family Learning and Fun September 27, 2024
    Explore how Amazon Alexa and other tech enhance family learning, fun and curiosity. The post Podcast: How Tech Can Play a Role in Family Learning and Fun appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Larry Magid
  • For Meta, the Future is Even Smarter Glasses September 26, 2024
    Based on the demo, these Orion glasses seem amazing. They have holographic lenses that superimpose digital images over see-through lenses on what looks nearly like a normal pair of glasses. The post For Meta, the Future is Even Smarter Glasses appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Larry Magid
  • AI and Schoolwork September 25, 2024
    Generative AI enhances learning and fosters critical thinking when used responsibly. The post AI and Schoolwork appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Maureen Kochan
  • The Role of Social Media in the Election September 25, 2024
    How to talk to teens about the role of social media in the election. The post The Role of Social Media in the Election appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Kerry Gallagher
  • Podcast: RegenAI Summit Focuses on Regional AI Solutions September 19, 2024
    Interviews from the RegenAI Conference in Ashland, Oregon. A model for discussing AI for rural communities The post Podcast: RegenAI Summit Focuses on Regional AI Solutions appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Larry Magid
  • Conference focuses on regional impact of AI September 19, 2024
    by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’ve been writing about tech from my perch in Silicon Valley since the early 80s, and when I went on the road, it was typically for tech conferences in places such as New York, Las Vegas, Austin and Berlin. But I spent two days […]
    Larry Magid
  • Building Trust So Our Kids Come to Us for Help September 18, 2024
    The reasons adolescents do not seek help when faced with difficult situations, both online and offline. The post Building Trust So Our Kids Come to Us for Help appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Kerry Gallagher
  • Ask Trish: Telegram September 17, 2024
    I recently read about Telegram’s founder being arrested. What are your thoughts on all of that? The post Ask Trish: Telegram appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Trisha Prabhu
  • Screen Time Correlations September 11, 2024
    Finding the right balance is key. The post Screen Time Correlations appeared first on ConnectSafely.
    Maureen Kochan