ShiftED Podcast #110 • Children, AI, and the Right to Say No • Dr. Mhairi Aitken on children's rights, critical AI literacy, and why learning to use AI isn't enough

What happens when children are left out of conversations about the AI technologies shaping their lives?In this episode of ShiftED Podcast, Chris Colley sits down with Dr. Mhairi Aitken, Senior Ethics Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute and co-founder of Our AI Collective, to explore children’s experiences with AI, their concerns about bias and environmental impact, and why their voices need to be part of the conversation. From children’s rights to education and AI ethics, we ask what adults are missing when they make decisions about children without listening to them first.Because preparing children for an AI future starts with listening to them.https://www.our-ai-collective.info/mhairi-aitken