Children’s Media Summit – London
Delivering the keynote speech at The Children's Media Summit '26 in London, Baroness Kidron called for a focus on technological design and features, rather than just content, when considering online safety and the adverse effects of tech.
Comments on The Prospects for Ethical AI
Baroness Kidron visited Google's headquarters in London to ask questions of her colleague from Oxford's Institute for Ethics in AI, Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt, on his presentation 'The Prospects for Ethical AI'.
Brave New World? Justice for Creators in the Age of Gen AI
Baroness Kidron wrote the foreword for an important new report, co-published by several organisations, about the threat to the creative industries posed by AI companies' theft of copyright work.
What Do the Tech Bros Reallty Want: Money, Power, or Total Information Awareness?
At the Debating Europe conference in Vienna, Baroness Kidron shared her views on the Tech sector with academics and poltiicans from across Europe.
Govern or Be Governed – McGill University, Canada
In 'Valuing Artists in the Age of AI', Baroness Kidron defended the creative industries in the face of widespread scraping of their copyrighted work, arguing that the arts are economically, socially and culturally valuable, and that the Government's approach towards creative copyright is a sign of how it values other data.
Congreso Futuro 2025 – Chile
Baroness Kidron delivered a speech to the Congreso Futuro 2025 in Chile. Her speech focused on three practical issues: the growing demand to restrict smarpthones in schools, the use of educational technology, and the consequences of technology for very young children.
Can Human Solidarity Survive Social Media…? – LSE
As part of the LSE's public lecture series, Baroness Kidron commented on Professor Nick Couldry's 'Can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can't?' She praised many aspects of Couldry's book, but pushed Couldry to recognise the potential of new legislation, and argued that 'tech exceptionalism' is fundamental to tech's harms.
Lyceum Project – Greece
Baroness Kidron joined the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on a panel event for the opening session of The Lyceum Project 2025 in Athens. She discussed both her previous work clarifying children's rights in the digital world, and the future of AI and its consequences for children and their rights.
Tech Tantrums – LSE
Baroness Kidron delivered a keynote lecture at the LSE's Old Theatre. 'Tech Tantrums' logged four tantrums thrown by the tech industry, each of which epitomises their opposition to regulation or taking necessary steps to keep children and adults safe. In the process, Baroness Kidron offered some warnings for the future of AI.
Children and AI Design Code – Webinar
To promote and celebrate the launch of 5Rights' Children and AI Design Code, Baroness Kidron opened a webinar with guests from across the globe, and speakers from the United Nations, LSE, Council of Europe, Tanzanian parliament, and IEEE. She introduced both the background to the code and its key points.
Generative AI is “new frontier” in battle against abuse | Keynote Speech at Pier24 Event
Speaking at PIER24, the conference of Anglia Ruskin University’s Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER), Baroness Beeban Kidron revealed that she has been working with law enforcement to create a new criminal offence for producing, possessing, distributing or advertising files or models intended to create CSAM.
Baroness Kidron’s keynote speech was part of PIER24’s two-day programme bringing together professionals from charities, law enforcement, agencies and legal organisations across the world who are all working to make the internet safer for children online.
Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress – Washington DC
Baroness Kidron delivered the opening night keynote speech at the Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress in Washington DC, arguing that children's safety requires thinking about children at all stages in the development of the digital world.