About the Workshop

AI systems and algorithms have become central to children’s digital landscapes, seamlessly integrating into connected toys, smart home IoT devices, and daily-use apps. Their prevalence is attributed to their ability to enhance user experiences, making them adaptive, compelling, and personalized. During our first CCAI workshop at CHI 2023, we focused on conceptualizing child-centered AI and highlighted its significance. This year, our second CCAI workshop will pivot to the hands-on application of these conceptual foundations in child-centered AI. We will investigate how next-gen technologies like generative AI/LLMs and personal robots can be designed from a child-centric perspective. We invite papers, up to 4 pages excluding references, covering: predominant challenges, methodologies employed, foundational principles, practical safeguards, and insights for translating child-centered AI concepts into practice. Submissions should conform to the CHI Extended Abstract format and be submitted to our email at ccai2024chi@gmail.com. The submissions will be reviewed by the workshop organizers and program committee. All accepted papers will be published through our website and presented at the workshop, provided at least one author attends the workshop and registers at least one day of the conference.

Here’s a series of questions as thought starters!

• What specific guidelines, standards, or benchmarks are necessary for AI developers and companies to adhere to child-centered policies? Additionally, how might market regulators and certification bodies weave child-centred AI criteria into their evaluations and approvals?
• How can we establish effective feedback loops involving AI practitioners, children, caregivers, policymakers, educators, and students to consistently refine child-centered AI policies, system designs, and classroom tools?
• How can design teams efficiently involve child psychologists, educators, assessment specialists, and children in AI design and testing? And, in terms of AI user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) for children, what best practices can ensure safety, fairness, and transparency?
• Given the potential for higher costs or extended timelines, how can we motivate app developers and product teams to prioritize child-centered AI design considerations?
• What measures can educational institutions take to ensure that AI tools used in classrooms adhere to child-centered designs? Additionally, how should curricula evolve to comprehensively educate students on the utilization, advantages, and potential risks of AI?
• What are the implications, both positive and negative, of embedding child-centered AI into popular products and platforms, and how can we effectively convey these to parents and guardians?

Call for Participation

This hybrid workshop aims to provide a space for discussing topics involving but not limited to the questions listed above.

Or just anything on children and AI! ;)

To apply, please select one of the options for submission:

(your submission doesn’t have to be anonymised)

• a short abstract (up to 500 words),
• audio or video file (up to 5 minutes),
• an opinion piece of an example or a case relating to child-centred AI. (up to 800 words).
• A short  (research, opinion, position) paper, formatted according to the ACM Master Article Submission Template (single column) and comprise up to 3 pages (excl. references).

Directly email us at ccai2024chi@gmail.com with the subject line “CHI 2024 Workshop”.