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Responsible AI and Children: Towards a Rights-Based Approach to AI Governance

by Sara Grimes
January 23, 2025

Recent breakthroughs in Large Language Models (LLMs), generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), intelligent agents, and other AI-driven technologies are driving the rapid expansion of AI in and across our everyday lives.

Children’s well-being online starts with safety

by Michael Preston
March 18, 2024

With so much going on in the kids’ tech policy world, including a mention during the State of the Union address, we are back with thoughts on recent developments. We

Digital Safety and Well-Being at the PRIVO Children’s Digital Privacy Summit

by Sarah Jacobstein
February 22, 2024

The Cooney Center was honored to be invited to PRIVO’s inaugural Children’s Digital Privacy Summit in Los Angeles in January. We don’t have the opportunity to connect with those in

Into the Digital Future: Navigating the Cyber Frontier with Julie Inman Grant

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
October 3, 2023

Join Laura and Jordan as they discuss online safety with Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s esteemed eSafety Commissioner. With her wealth of experience from tech giants like Microsoft, Twitter, and Adobe,

Allison Mishkin: Reflections on 15 Years of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

by Allison Mishkin
March 6, 2023

I started working at the Cooney Center out of college and grew to be the Research and Program Manager for the National STEM Video Game Challenge—a role that took me

David Lowenstein: Reflections on 15 Years of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

by David Lowenstein
January 31, 2023

It’s hard to believe 15 years have gone by since the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop launched. Due to the visionary force of nature that is Michael Levine,

The Augmented and Virtual Reality Policy Conference

by Leslie Berkowitz
October 13, 2021

In the last decade, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) have evolved from niche tools for enthusiasts and high-tech industries to more widely adopted communications technologies that have the potential to

Michael H. Levine: One Thing We Must Do Now

by Michael H. Levine
April 7, 2020

What is one thing you believe must be done now to improve how children and families are faring during the current crisis, specifically as it relates to the media and

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality and Kids: Planning Ahead for a Positive Future

by Kiley Sobel, PhD
May 6, 2019

Do you remember when Niantic’s Pokémon GO was released in summer 2016 and how a craze with kids and families ensued? Are you excited for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to

Moving Beyond the Screen Time Debate: The Road Out of the Digital Wild West

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
October 21, 2016

Today’s announcement by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the joint statement of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on “media use

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