Ms Vicky Charisi
Research Fellow, Harvard University
Vicky Charisi is a Research Fellow at Harvard University, Berkman Klein Centre and an incoming Research Scientist at MIT, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. Her work focuses on (i) the impact of AI on child development, (ii) the design of age-appropriate AI systems for children’s well-being, and (iii) evidence-based policy support on AI and children’s rights. For the implementation of her work, Vicky collaborates with the HONDA Research Institute, Japan and with multiple international organizations, such as the UN, OECD and IEEE SA. Previously, Vicky worked as a Scientific Officer at the European Commission. She has published more than 60 academic papers and won multiple awards and recognitions.
Ms Vicky Charisi presents her work at the Young Scholars Session.
Ms Vicky Charisi presents her work at the Young Scholars Session.
Title: AI Agents in Formal Education: Scientific Evidence and Guardrails for Children’s Rights
Abstract: Despite the increasing number of guidelines and frameworks for AI in formal education, recent developments on AI agents and companions that aim to autonomously guide children’s learning have created the urgency for scientific evidence about their impact on children and for suitable guardrails for children’s well-being. My presentation will first summarize recent scientific evidence from two experimental studies with embodied (social robots) and non-embodied (Socratic and explanatory) AI with students in Belgium and Spain. Then, it will reflect on emerging opportunities and risks of current Generative AI technology and propose future directions.