Parenting Journal · Volume 3 · Issue 1 · Licensed source edition
Artificial Intelligence and Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review
Originally published 2023-10-06 · Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/children10101659 ↗
AI / system type
Mixed predictive AI / systematic evidence review
Family implicationsDesign, ethics, stakeholder or technical evidence with child/family implications; household benefits are not assumed.
The AI connection
Reviews machine-learning and related AI models developed or validated using medical or protective-service data about child maltreatment.
Why this reading matters
Makes uncertainty and bias explicit in a domain where false inferences could have serious consequences for families.
Editorial reading guide · Respect
How reliable is the evidence behind AI systems intended to identify child abuse or neglect?
The review connects respect for vulnerable children and families with scrutiny of evidence quality before automated risk predictions influence protective systems.
Study context
Seven AI prediction-model papers identified from a PubMed search
Age / stage: Child abuse and neglect datasets; ages vary
Read with three questions
- Which models and data sources were included?
- What did the risk-of-bias assessment find?
- Why are retrospective performance estimates insufficient for high-stakes family decisions?
Keep the limits in view
All included studies had high risk of bias. The review searched one database and English-language papers only, with heterogeneous designs; it does not establish safe clinical or child-protection implementation.
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Francesco Lupariello; Luca Sussetto; Sara Di Trani; Giancarlo Di Vella; Eva Möhler (2023). Artificial Intelligence and Child Abuse and Neglect: A Systematic Review Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10101659
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