Important Dates

Workshop Date: Monday, June 23, 2025 - Half-Day.

Location: Reykjavík, University of Reykjavík in Iceland.

Participant submissions due: (on or before) April 15, 2025

Participants notified of acceptance: (on or before) May 1, 2025

C3AI: Child-centered Interaction and Trust in Conversational AI

How do we design AI systems that enrich children’s learning experiences, fostering creativity, inclusivity, and personal growth?

The C3AI workshop focuses on fostering trust in child-AI interactions, emphasizing the importance of children critically engaging with AI to understand its capabilities and limitations. Although Conversational AI (CAI) systems like ChatGPT are not specifically designed for children, their increasing use by children highlights the urgent need to create ethical, transparent, and empathetic interactions.  The workshop explores human factors—cognitive, emotional, and cultural—that shape trust and collaboration, aiming to develop new or improving existing child-centred frameworks that prioritize reliability, safety, and ethical responsibility. Participants will contribute to creating AI systems that empower children to navigate technology thoughtfully and responsibly. 

This workshop aims to bring together a diverse community of thought leaders and practitioners to explore the following topics:

• Reviewing and improving existing human-centred AI design frameworks for children;

• Assessing AI's impact on children's development;

• Mental model formation in children; 

• Tailoring AI explanations to children’s cognitive models; 

• Participatory design with children; 

• Involving children in creating explainable, transparent systems; 

• Developing metrics for trust, explainability, and reliability in child-AI interactions; 

• Designing AI systems that encourage critical thinking and awareness of AI’s limitations; 

• Ethical considerations for AI systems.

This workshop explores the human factors at play in child-CAI interactions. Participants will analyze pre-recorded child-CAI interactions, both provided by the organizers (conducted across five countries) and contributed by participants, to investigate these dynamics. The workshop will also examine emotional and cognitive aspects such as adaptability and mutual understanding. The workshop will offer valuable insights into the cultural and social influences on these interactions.

How to Participate

Submit a short memo or extended abstract about a project you’re working on, a question you are struggling with, an idea you’d like to discuss around Human-Centered AI for Children. Alternatively, you can submit a concise position paper that could be considered for publication.

You can choose one of the following Submission Types:

Submission Types:

• Short papers (2-3 pages ACM Standard Template) should present insights or research on the above-listed topics in Child-AI interaction
• Abstracts (300-500 words)
• Design examples (600-800 words)
• Case Study (abstract of 300-500 words and video/visuals) - Case Study submissions will be analyzed within the group activity as part of the workshop, subject to time constraints.

Submissions will be managed via EasyChair, and up to 20 participants will be selected based on quality and diversity. Accepted papers will be featured on the workshop website, and at least one author must attend and register for both the workshop and the main conference. 

Submission will be done via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/cfp/C3AI

At least one author authors of accepted papers register for both the workshop and main conference and attend the workshop.

Whether you are working on AI tools that support creative expression, developing platforms that offer inclusive learning experiences, or researching the impact of AI on children’s development, we welcome your contributions.

Join us in shaping a future where technology empowers every child to reach their full potential, igniting curiosity and fostering a lifelong love of learning.