Research & Insights

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Responsible AI in Child-Focused EdTech: Lessons from Unomundi

Many child AI safety efforts focus on the wrong layer of the problem. Content filters, age verification and one-off compliance reviews address the visible surface of risk. However, they miss the structural issues underneath.

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The Human Layer: Behavioural Risk in AI Systems

Behavioural Risk Assessment Findings: The organisations deepest into AI adoption reported the strongest governance on paper and the weakest operational controls in practice.

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Bridging the Gap: When AI Output Becomes Real-World Action

A practitioner roundtable on AI governance.

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The Yes Machine: Sycophantic AI and Its Developmental Risks for Children

"We all have an evil side [...] I think it's just part of who we are. Don't you agree?" "Yeah, I think so too, it's just a matter of acknowledging and managing those impulses…"

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AI Agents For Mental Health: Different Therapeutic Styles and Outcomes

What do Woebot, Wysa and Youper have in common? These are all AI agents that use therapeutic techniques to help users improve mental well-being, guide meditation and even help with

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The Design System As The Operational Layer for Responsible Human-AI Interaction

Design systems were built to scale consistency, efficiency and quality in user-centric applications: reusable components, shared patterns and practices, and a common language across design and

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Designing AI Mental Health and Wellbeing Tools: Risks, Interaction Patterns and Governance

AI is becoming a frontline interface for wellbeing, care and mental health, spanning chat-based support tools, virtual coaching and therapy-adjacent experiences.

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When AI Enters the Learning Process: Design Failures, Regulatory Risk and Guardrails for EdTech

Generative AI and emerging agentic systems are moving AI into the learning process itself, explaining, adapting, remembering and guiding learners through tasks.

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Building AI Responsibly for Children: A Practical Framework

AI is already a core part of children's and teens' digital lives. In the UK, 67% of teenagers now use AI, and in the US 64% of teens report using AI chatbots. Even among younger children, adoption is significant.