Behind the Avatars 

Behind the Avatars 

By Julianna Bryant Julianna is a member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. When people hear “Roblox,” they often picture a harmless virtual universe— but for those of us who have grown up playing it, the story is more complicated. This post is based on a...
Pixels, Prompts, and Policy: AI Through a Youth Lens

Pixels, Prompts, and Policy: AI Through a Youth Lens

By Tarunya Dharmarajan Tarunya is a member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council.  “Create schedule with my to-do list,” “Edit this email,” and “Explain a binomial distribution to me like I’m 5” are all things I’ve recently asked from the latest and greatest in...
Fine-Tuning Social Media to Make It Work for Me

Fine-Tuning Social Media to Make It Work for Me

By Tarunya Dharmarajan Tarunya is a member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Memes, vlogs, dancing videos. Slowly, you sink into an abyss of influencers promoting products and “Sephora kids” filming “get ready with me” videos. I’m no stranger to this...
AI and Schoolwork

AI and Schoolwork

By Pierce Labrie Pierce Labrie is a high school student member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Being one of the most rapidly rising fields, Generative AI has naturally found its way into the realm of schoolwork. The debate around Generative AI in school has...
Banning Phones in Schools

Banning Phones in Schools

By Pierce Labrie Pierce is a high school student member of ConnectSafely’s Youth Advisory Council. Each year, as phone usage among teens increases, there is always talk about whether phones should be allowed in schools. However, recently, there have been new state...