Five young scholars (PhD students or those within 7 years of their PhD),  coming from diverse fields (social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, AI ethics, and art), share their insights, ideas, and reflections on this year’s theme.

Ms Vicky Charisi, Research Fellow, Harvard University

AI Agents in Formal Education: Scientific Evidence and Guardrails for Children’s Rights

Dr Sky Ma, Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute

Digital Natives or AI Dependents? Reconstructing Legal Capacity for Children in AI-Driven Environments

Ms Vasiliki Poula, DPhil candidate in International Development, University of Oxford

Children and AI in the Global South: Reimagining International Development Infrastructure for Digital Empowerment

Ms Eleni Tsatsaroni, Ph.D. candidate in Sociology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Children Voicing Concerns: Imagining AI Futureworlds, Rethinking Subjectivity

Ms Hannah Kunzman, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard University, Department of Government

A Care Ethical Approach to Children’s Agency in the Age of AI