We test children’s toys for lead. We test medicines before they reach a pharmacy shelf. AI companies should not get a pass simply because technology is moving faster than the rules.

Millions of children and teenagers are already talking to AI chatbots every day, forming relationships that can feel personal, responsive, and real. These systems are often designed to keep people engaged for as long as possible.

Yet they can be released without independent safety testing or a clear understanding of how they affect young people’s mental and emotional health. In many places, there is not even a requirement for a chatbot to tell a child that it is not a real person.

The standard is simple: test AI systems before they reach children, not after something goes wrong.

That’s why AI experts, technologists, artists, parents, workers, faith leaders and scholars created the Pro-Human AI Declaration — a clear demand to decision-makers that people remain at the center of AI development, not just billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

By adding your name, you’ll help make this the largest public campaign on AI in history. You’ll help deliver the declaration to governments and company executives around the world and build pressure for safeguards that put children’s safety before profit.