How iRAISE Works

Turning evidence into global action for children.

iRAISE is a working alliance connecting developmental science, product realities, youth voice, and public policy so AI systems are designed with children in mind from the start.

A model built for momentum

The work moves in three connected loops: produce evidence, translate it into governance, and organize the field so the evidence is acted on.

Start from child development as the core lens for AI governance.
Bring companies, governments, researchers, NGOs, and youth into the same room early.
Move from evidence to product guidance, policy input, and public accountability.

Pillar 1

Research Engine

From developmental science to safer AI design.

iRAISE turns the strongest available evidence into practical guidance for product teams, policymakers, and child-rights actors while AI design choices are still taking shape.

Child-AI Labs convening researchers with industry R&D and trust-and-safety teams.

Scientific reports on anthropomorphic AI and GenAI impacts on child development.

Expert contributions to UNICEF, UNICRI, and G7 science-policy work.

Fall 2026 Lab on beneficial AI for learning and critical thinking.

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From developmental science to safer AI design.

Pillar 2

Policy Influence

Putting children into the global AI governance agenda.

iRAISE supports government and multilateral work with evidence, expert input, and age-sensitive guidance for AI systems that affect children.

Deep engagement across major AI policy moments: Paris AI Action Summit, India AI Impact Summit, G7, and the Paris Peace Forum.

Inputs to high-level government discussions on AI, minors, online safety, and democracy.

Policy briefs and government engagement linked to emerging regulatory agendas.

Policy guidance and priority-government engagement through the major 2026-2027 AI governance calendar.

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Putting children into the global AI governance agenda.

Pillar 3

Field-Building

Organizing the global AI-and-children community.

iRAISE gives the global field a shared operating rhythm: coalition meetings, youth participation, regional gatherings, and an open knowledge platform.

Quarterly coalition meetings connecting research, policy, industry, and civil society.

Youth participation in Labs, convenings, and the G7 Youth Manifesto.

A growing knowledge platform to make evidence usable across audiences.

Regional gatherings and youth-facing outputs expanding across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

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Organizing the global AI-and-children community.

Follow the work as it becomes public

Read the reports, track the Global Agenda, and see how youth voice, scientific evidence, and policy engagement are shaping the field.

View Global Agenda Open Resource Library