{
  "id": 9168171,
  "title": "Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media did",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ex-google-safety-chief-warns-ai-could-harm-children-more-than-social",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:34:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/ex-google-safety-chief-warns-ai-could-harm-children-more-than-social-media-did/articleshow/134417809.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tom Siegel, the former vice president of trust and safety at Google, has warned that AI could pose a greater threat to children than social media did. The tech industry's rush to add advanced features to chatbots has led some to believe that regulation has not kept pace with AI's rapid development. Siegel, who now leads the Youth AI Safety Institute at Common Sense Media, called for a slowdown in AI development and urged companies to establish accountability standards. Risks include suicide, psychosis, and decreased critical thinking due to AI reliance. Google and OpenAI have taken some measures, such as age verification and filtering explicit content, but Siegel believes more robust steps are needed.",
  "summary": "The founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech industry was repeating the same mistakes from the social media era, potentially causing even greater harm to",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Google VP Tom Siegel warns AI could harm children more than social media.",
    "AI development risks include suicide, psychosis, and decreased critical thinking.",
    "Calls for AI regulation and stronger accountability standards from industry leaders."
  ],
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media did",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/ex-google-safety-chief-warns-ai-could-harm-children-more-than-social",
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  "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."
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