--- title: "UNICEF says children are adopting AI three times faster than adults" url: https://daily.dev/posts/unicef-says-children-are-adopting-ai-three-times-faster-than-adults-la7cz58eu source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/unicef-says-children-are-adopting-ai-three-times-faster-than-adults type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-07-02T12:33:19.612Z updated: 2026-07-02T12:45:03.640Z tags: ["ai", "ai-governance"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UNICEF says children are adopting AI three times faster than adults **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UNICEF analysis across 10 countries finds 20 million children have used AI tools, adopting them more than three times faster than adults. About 13 million use AI for schoolwork, while over 2 million turn to it for personal advice. UNICEF warns that child protection frameworks are not keeping pace, noting children have less power to challenge AI systems despite greater exposure. The agency calls on governments and the private sector to invest in research, stronger laws against AI-enabled exploitation, safety-by-design, AI literacy programs, and connectivity equity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Half of parents worry their children rely on AI too much, survey finds](https://daily.dev/posts/half-of-parents-worry-their-children-rely-on-ai-too-much-survey-finds-yvj7pw8zj) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Making sure AI becomes the global equalizer — and not the great divider](https://daily.dev/posts/making-sure-ai-becomes-the-global-equalizer-and-not-the-great-divider-omg7lcse5) · Cisco · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#ai-governance](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-governance) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/unicef-says-children-are-adopting-ai-three-times-faster-than-adults-la7cz58eu)