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The Download: the Kids issue arrives, and Bill Gates reveals his AI fears
Publisher description: Introducing: the Kids issue If the desire to limit kids’ use of technology was once a subcurrent, it has become a raging flood. Countries around the world are banning children from…
MIT Technology Review | Aug 26, 2026 | Thomas Macaulay
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That's what the new Kids issue of MIT Technology Review is all about. We also ask why kids outlearn AI, whether monitoring apps are really keeping children safe online, how schools can encourage smarter AI use, and what happens when technology begins to reshape childhood itself, courtesy of exclusive new fiction from author and AI ethicist Jenny Williams.
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