New assessment gives families, schools, and companies a clear way to see how AI products protect privacy, with kids at the center.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Common Sense Privacy today launched its AI Privacy Assessment, extending its established privacy framework to the issues unique to AI, from how models are trained to how chatbots interact with kids. The assessment is built directly into the Common Sense Privacy Assessment Wizard, so companies can evaluate their privacy and AI practices in one place and follow relevant law and policy updates from their Dashboard.
AI is moving into classrooms faster than the rules governing it. Regulation is arriving state by state, and many companies building or integrating AI have no structured way to see how their practices measure up. For companies serving students and families, getting this right matters.
"Families and schools are asked to trust AI products every day, often with no clear way to know whether that trust is earned," said Daphne Li, CEO of Common Sense Privacy. "We built this so parents, educators, and consumers can better understand how AI products protect their privacy, and so companies have a clear path to strengthen their practices. Privacy and safety shouldn't be something people have to take on faith."
The assessment is updated as regulations, best practices, and AI technology evolve, so every company is working from the most current standards. The first release focuses on three areas drawn from leading state AI laws, such as California's companion chatbot and training data transparency laws and new automated decision-making rules in California and Colorado:
- Transparency. People should know when they're talking to AI and how its models are trained.
- Accountability. Automated decisions that affect people's lives should come with notice, an explanation, and a way to appeal.
- Protection for young users. Chatbots used by minors should remind them to take breaks, remind them they're talking to AI, and make clear that companion chatbots may not be suitable for some minors.
Future updates will incorporate California's newly enacted AI and children's online safety laws ahead of their 2027 effective dates.
"I'm proud to be working on a solution that helps companies keep pace with AI regulation and, above all, protect the privacy and safety of kids' data," said Gary Moore, CTO of Common Sense Privacy. "AI should be treated like any other technology a company integrates with. That means knowing what data goes to a model provider, whether it's used for training, and what protections are in place. We're giving companies that clarity now, as these laws take effect."
To build the assessment, Common Sense Privacy reviewed current and emerging AI laws and established best practices. The team also engaged with school districts and leading edtech companies to understand their evolving expectations, the safeguards in place today, and what's on their roadmaps.
For current customers, there's nothing new to learn: no new tool, no new onboarding, just new questions in the Wizard they already use. Companies answer only what's relevant to their products.
About Common Sense Privacy
Common Sense Privacy, a for-profit affiliate of Common Sense Media, provides independent privacy evaluations and guidance for edtech, kids and gaming, healthtech, fintech and startup companies. Through its Privacy Dashboard and Privacy Seal, it helps organizations strengthen their practices and earn the trust of the families, educators, and customers they serve. Learn more at commonsenseprivacy.net.
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