OpenAI announced that it signed the Charter of Engagement for Safer AI for Children at the Paris Peace Forum earlier this week, together with a $2 million commitment to a scientific research network operating under the Coalition for Children's Rights and Protection in the Age of AI.
According to the company, the pledge extends its earlier call for global standards on youth AI safety and for sustained cooperation among governments, researchers, civil society and industry to turn shared evidence into practical safeguards. The funding is directed at shared measurement work: building tools that researchers can use to better understand and quantify the risks and opportunities AI presents for children, with the aim of informing safer products and better policy.
The charter lays out common principles for safe, age-appropriate AI, along with a research programme and safeguards for its independence. Participating research teams keep control over their own conclusions, and findings will be published even when they are negative or inconclusive. OpenAI says the effort is meant to build the evidence base needed to realize AI's benefits for young people while addressing risks to their safety and development.
The company also framed the commitment as an extension of its support for comprehensive youth AI safety legislation that combines strong, enforceable protections with continued access to tools for learning, creativity and opportunity. In its view, such frameworks should include age-appropriate safeguards by default, tools for parents, regular risk assessment and mitigation, and meaningful accountability. OpenAI said it intends to engage with European policymakers as the EU Kids Act develops, and with partners around the world to advance stronger protections and opportunities for young people.