Ex-Google Safety Chief Warns AI Hurts Kids More Than Social Media

Tom Siegel, former vice president of trust and safety at Alphabet's Google, has sounded the alarm on AI development. He warns that the tech industry is repeating mistakes from the social media era, potentially causing greater harm to children.

Siegel joins Common Sense Media as executive director of the Youth AI Safety Institute. The institute aims to assess kids' AI use and develop standards for holding AI firms accountable.

Risks associated with AI include suicide, psychosis, and cognitive offloading. Siegel suggests that companies like Anthropic and OpenAI could implement more robust age verification measures and Google could turn off AI features in its search engine.