Research on Artificial Intelligence and young people

In 2018, the EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership organised the Symposium ‘Young people, social inclusion and digitalisation’, which produced a set of conclusions indicating, among others, the need to better understand the reality of digitalisation in young people’s lives, levels of digital literacy, the implications for the youth sector, the adaptations required from youth work and youth policy.

In 2019 and 2020, the Youth Partnership further analysed the impact of digitalisation on young people’s lives, mapping current policy frameworks in the field, and existing digital tools and platforms for young people and youth workers, aimed at enhancing social inclusion of young people. In 2020 and 2021, the implications of the findings of the study were further explored in the context of Covid-19 pandemic and increasing use of digital tools.

Concerning AI, the Youth Partnership supported the seminar “AI and young people” of the Council of Europe Youth Department in December 2019 and, throughout 2020, the results of the research to date were communicated in adapted formats to various audiences (notably through the contribution to a webinar for the European Youth Event, webinars and papers through the Perspectives on Youth and a Youth Knowledge Book on the topic). In 2021, the Youth Knowledge Book on digitalisation and social inclusion of young people was widely communicated and disseminated, notably through visuals and podcast episodes.

With digital transitions dominating societal and youth transitions, in 2021, initiatives are underway in the partner institutions to understand, create standards and make better use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments. AI is already defining the way information is accessed and understood, the way support systems and services operate (or apply algorithm discrimination). To help the youth sector understand the role of AI in the future, the Youth Partnership aims to launch a study on AI relevance and impact on young people, involving relevant Council of Europe (CCJ) and EU (Salto) partners. This study will contribute to developing knowledge and a better understanding of the perspectives and opportunities offered by digital transitions in a broad sense, which is one of the objectives of the European Year of Youth.

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