Children’s pledge

Children’s pledge

Note: This pledge is mainly for younger children. Teens and pre-teens should use the teens’ pledge. Also note that this “pledge” is really designed as a conversation starter and certainly could be adapted to suit your family. Click Here to Download the Pledge (PDF) I...
AI Has Risks But Can Also Make Us Safer

AI Has Risks But Can Also Make Us Safer

by Larry Magid This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the Mercury News We’re hearing a lot about the dangers of generative AI like ChatGPT, the new Microsoft Bing and Google Bard. For example, Geoffrey Hinton, who is often referred to as the “godfather...
They Built What?! A Deeper Dive Into Techno-Panics

They Built What?! A Deeper Dive Into Techno-Panics

By Larry Magid ConnectSafely Senior Researcher and Oxford University graduate student Nathan Davies contributed to this article If you ever experience or hear others panic about new technologies, consider the historical context. We’ve been hearing about moral panics...

ConnectSafely In The News

. What Arkansas’ parental consent for social media means (Axios) How Kids Can Stay Safe While Surfing the Internet (WSAW-TV) Discord Unveils New Family Center to Keep Tabs on Your Kids (Gizmodo) This Week in Tech 930 (This Week in Tech; segment begins...