Growing up online doesn’t come with a manual. Youth today are navigating a digital world filled with the possibility for connection, creative expression, and learning. But the online world is also fraught with risk: information overload, dangerous suggestion models, bullying, radicalization, and even the risk of physical harm. 

Aspen Digital, in partnership with the Center for Rising Generations, brought together youth leaders, parents, tech experts, researchers, and advocates in a convening to address urgent tensions and scalable solutions. We kicked off with the debut of groundbreaking new data from the Pew Research Center on how young people are using AI chatbots, including for schoolwork; their predictions about AI’s impact on society and their own lives; their awareness of and confidence with AI tools; and parents’ views of their children’s AI use. This report is part of the Center’s growing collection of data-driven research on how the public interacts with and experiences AI. The presentation was followed by a panel with young leaders on how they navigate technology, trust, safety, and autonomy in everyday life.

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Speakers

• Vivian Schiller
  VP & Executive Director, Aspen Digital
  
• Pete Weber
  Vice President, Center for Rising Generations
  
• Monica Anderson
  Director, Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center
  
• Colleen McClain
  Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center
  
• Konstanze Frischen
  Managing Director, Aspen Digital
  
• Tay Moore
  Associate, Education and Society Program
  
• Winter BreeAnne Minisee
  Associate, Aspen Institute Center for Rising Generations
  
• Omaer Naeem
  Associate, Education and Society Program
  
• Jazmine Wildcat
  Mental Health Advocate

For more information on the agenda and event, check out the event website.