Risks related to algorithms --- Algorithms could potentially help in protecting children online, but I am wary of it being offered as a solution in current circumstances, when there are so many as yet undiscovered or acknowledged risks of algorithms and AI. Algorithms have been known to have biases related to race, gender and other indicators which have severe consequences for people. This is equally true of algorithms being developed by social media companies. Unless these algorithms are rigorously tested to ensure that they do not inadvertently harm children in the guise of protecting them, it would perhaps not be a good idea to deploy them for child protection.

Source author: Pavitra Ramanujam pavitra.ramanujam@gmail.com