PinnedDerek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Aug 27, 2025EdTech’s AI Problem: Parents Don’t Trust What They Don’t UnderstandThe parent backlash against AI in schools is growing, and edtech companies need to get ahead of it.A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedDerek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Dec 8, 2024The Next Chapter: Three Years of Youth Digital Safety & Wellbeing at BeMe HealthNovember marked the end of my chapter at BeMe Health, where I proudly served as the Chief Youth Privacy & Policy Officer, Chief Youth…
PinnedDerek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Oct 10, 2024The Future of Teen Mental Health is Intertwined with Generative AIThe ‘ChatGPT Brain’ Era: Reshaping Teen Mental Wellness in The Age of AI Companions
PinnedDerek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Apr 2, 2024Pioneering With Purpose: Building A Framework Towards Child-Centered Artificial IntelligenceGuiding the Kidtech Community to Innovate Responsibly and Prioritize Children's Wellbeing in the AI AgeA response icon1A response icon1
PinnedDerek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Sep 17, 2023Prioritizing Responsible Use of AI in Children’s TechnologyDesigning AI That Protects Children's Wellbeing and Rights.
Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Jul 17Developmental Stewardship, Not Digital PanicInside UC Irvine’s panel on kids, AI, and what it actually means to thrive.
Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Jul 14Gen Alpha and AI: Why the Next Generation Can’t Opt OutFor Gen Z, AI was a choice. For Gen Alpha, it’s the environment they were born into.
Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Jul 6AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Already HereReal photos of real kids, turned into abuse imagery by AI. And AI glasses just made it worse.
Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Jul 1AI and the Rights of the Child: A Global Line in the SandA coordinated UN-backed call to put child rights at the center of youth AI governance
Derek E. Baird, M.Ed.·Jun 29Meta’s AI Glasses Are a Child Privacy ProblemHow wearable cameras, AI image tools, and a missing layer of protection put kids’ rights at risk in public spaces
