AI Companion Apps – When Your Child’s Best Friend is an Algorithm
AI companions are embedded in popular apps, games, and devices, offering constant conversation but also posing risks like emotional dependency, blurred reality, and privacy concerns. Parents should carefully evaluate whether these apps encourage critical thinking, protect privacy, and handle distress appropriately to ensure they support, rather than replace, real human connections and resilience.
Why AI Literacy is Now as Important as Reading and Writing
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence Australian students need more than basic online safety – they need AI literacy. Discover its now as
and how your school can lead the way.
Rethinking Online Safety: A Leadership Guide for Australian Schools
Online safety is no longer just a tech issue, it’s a whole-school priority. In today’s digital-first world, students are navigating social media, gaming, and AI tools daily. Yet many are doing so without the knowledge or skills to stay safe and thrive online. Our latest findings show that when schools embed online safety education into everyday learning, not as a one-off, but as a sustained, teacher-led approach student behaviour truly changes.
