Better Internet for Kids

This manifesto brings forth ideas and suggestions that have emerged from the UK’s Children’s AI Summit. Particularly, this document includes key points of suggestions for stakeholders, especially tech companies and includes quotes from 41 participants. However, due to the funding of the project coming from corporations, it is unclear how organisers ensure that the manifesto remains fair and uncritical. Children call on world leaders to listen to them, ensure AI is safe, ethical, transparent, and fair, and adopt laws that protect children’s rights in digital environments. They highlight concerns about biased training data, environmental impacts, online safety, mental health, and the risks of over‑reliance on AI. At the same time, they express optimism about AI’s potential to improve education, accessibility, health, safety, and environmental protection. The manifesto insists that children must be included in AI governance and that AI systems should be designed to benefit all children equitably.