Abstract
As children and young people, our lives are already affected by AI, but we are hardly ever asked what we think about it. We feel that adults often don’t take our views seriously, but we have lots of ideas about the ways AI should and should not be developed or used.
We want our voices to be heard.
This manifesto sets out our priorities and what we want world leaders at the Paris AI Action Summit to know about children’s hopes and worries about AI.
On Tuesday 4th February 2025, the Children’s AI Summit brought together around 150 children from across the UK to share their messages for global leaders, policymakers, and AI developers on what the future of AI should look like. Putting children’s voices and experiences centre stage, the Summit explored how AI impacts children today, and how children want to shape its future.
The Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI was produced as part of the Children's AI Summit. It was developed from ideas submitted in the run-up via competitions, and children and young people participating in the Summit gave feedback on a first draft and discussed the topics there.
You can download the Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI here:
- Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI - full version (PDF)
- Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI - two page version (PDF)
It is also available as a Word document:
- Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI - full version (Word document)
- Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI - two page version (Word document)
Additional information
The Children’s AI Summit was hosted by the Children and AI team in The Alan Turing Institute’s Public Policy Programme and Queen Mary University of London, and supported by the LEGO Group, Elevate Great and EY. The Children's Manifesto for the Future of AI was then collated by the Children and AI team, but draws entirely on the words and ideas of the children and young people themselves.
