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Guidance on AI and children 3.0

UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight · 3.0; published December 2025

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unicef-ai-children-3 · last checked 2026-10-18 · voice: government · origin: international

Supersedes the 2021 Policy guidance on AI for children (2.0). Ten requirements for child-centred AI; guidance, not law. Page numbers below are from the PDF as extracted.

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    UNICEF’s 2025 guidance on AI and children says children’s safety must be assured over both the short and the long term.

    Used in: Affected people, Safety

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    UNICEF’s guidance says AI companions should never be intentionally designed to create emotional dependency in children and should disclose that they are not human.

    Used in: Affected people, Sycophancy and engagement-driven agreement