[Commlist] CfP AI, Children and Youth: Transforming Media, Play, and Social Interaction

ECREA CYM Mid-Term Conference: AI, Children and Youth: Transforming 
Media, Play, and Social Interaction
Sevilla (Spain), November 19, 20, 21, 2025
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*CfP: http://eventos.us.es/go/ecreacym2025sevilla 
<http://eventos.us.es/go/ecreacym2025sevilla>
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*Artificial intelligence (AI) is (re)defining the way children and 
teenagers relate to media, play, as well as their social 
interactions. Through chatbots and voice assistants, applications 
(storytelling, language learning, emotional recognition, etc.), and 
virtual/interactive educational games, AI-driven tools are becoming 
essential companions in their digital experiences. This conference aims 
to explore the cultural and social impacts of these changes, focusing on 
AI’s influence on digital self-expression, play-related experiences, 
intergenerational relationships, and audio-visual production. Rather 
than perceiving AI merely as a neutral instrument, our goal is to 
explore its role as a cultural force that guides the ways in which young 
individuals relate to media and the world surrounding them.
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        Key topics (included but not limited to):

  * Definitions and fundamentals of AI related to childhood context.
  * Regulations and norms on AI in media for children and teenagers.
  * Ethical and social concerns regarding AI in youth media.
  * AI-driven play based on child responses.
  * AI games that promote movement and interaction with the environment.
  * Interactive AI games for narrative building and image generation.
  * Digital literacy in children through AI-based play and ethical
    considerations.
  * Content mediation and parenting in the age of AI.
  * Transformations in children’s communicative practices in AI.
  * Role of algorithmic recommendation in the shaping of children’s
    media identities.
  * AI and the reinforcement of cultural stereotypes in visual and
    narrative constructs.
  * Ideological discourses present in AI-driven media narratives for
    children and youth.
  * Role of AI in creating shared learning experiences across generations.
  * Representations of AI in film and television for children and youth.
  * Authorship, consent, and the aesthetics of appropriation in
    AI-generated art.
  * Intersection of AI and artistic labor exploring the challenges faced
    by animators and writers.

Early bird submission deadline: September 10 (inclusive)
Late submission deadline: October 15 (inclusive)

This conference is a Mid-Term Conference of the Children, Youth and 
Media (CYM) Section of ECREA, supported by Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).
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