Sonia Livingstone

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Professor of Social Psychology at the London School of Economics and member of the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

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AI value alignment must be subject to public deliberation, not decided by developers alone
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Think also of children's rights to expression, participation, education, and information in a digital age, all of which they are calling for actively, and their voices must also be heard, even if not quite in this room today.
AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)

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Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18
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Sonia Livingstone votes Against and says:

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So we're not going to solve this problem by restricting children.
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