{
  "id": 15436160,
  "title": "We didn't protect children from social media — we have another chance with AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/we-didnt-protect-children-from-social-media-we-have-another-chance",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/6153897-ai-risks-child-development/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The question is not whether children will grow up with artificial intelligence. They will. The question is whether, this time, we will build the research, safeguards and scientific guidance needed to understand what AI is doing to children — while we still have the opportunity to shape what comes next.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}