Center for Practical AI
5-guide series

Protecting People
from AI

AI has expanded the toolkit for fraud, harassment, surveillance, and harm against children. These five guides cover the threats that most directly affect individuals, families, and young people — from voice cloning scams and deepfakes to AI surveillance in schools. Each is grounded in peer-reviewed research and real documented cases.

The mental health guide discusses suicide and contains a content warning.

$16.6B

in AI-facilitated fraud losses, 2024

8 months

to remove images of a 14-year-old from Snapchat

30s

to compile your home address, workplace, and schedule from public sources

4.8M

students in AI surveillance systems — flagged without warrants

0

licensed therapists required to build AI companion apps

5 guides in this series

AI ScamsMay 202622 min read

AI Voice Cloning, Impersonation Scams, and Fraud: Protecting Your Family

Scammers are cloning voices, faking emergencies, and building relationships that don't exist. The FBI reports $16.6 billion in AI-facilitated fraud losses in 2024. Here's how to protect yourself.

FamiliesOlder AdultsEducators
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Deepfakes & NCIIMay 202620 min read

Deepfakes, Synthetic Imagery, and Non-Consensual Intimate Images: A Guide for Families and Schools

AI can generate convincing fake photos and videos of real people — and it's being weaponized against students, women, and children. What it is, what the law says, and what to do if it happens.

ParentsEducatorsStudents
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Online SafetyMay 202618 min read

Doxxing, Disclosure, and AI: What Parents and Educators Need to Know

How personal information becomes a weapon — and what families can actually do about it. A research-anchored guide to doxxing, voluntary self-disclosure, and the AI tools that are accelerating both threats.

ParentsEducatorsOnline Safety
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Schools & StudentsMay 202620 min read

AI in Schools: Surveillance, Detection, and Student Rights

AI tools are flagging students for surveillance, accusing them of cheating, and building data profiles without parental knowledge. What's happening in your child's school — and what families can do.

ParentsStudentsEducatorsSchools
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Mental Health & TechnologyContent NoticeMay 202622 min read

AI Chatbots and Mental Health: What the Research Shows

Millions of people in crisis are turning to AI for support — without knowing what these platforms are legally obligated to do when someone is in danger. The answer: nothing. Here's what the research says.

TeensParentsEducatorsClinicians
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