Generative AI tools are widely used by youth and have introduced new privacy and safety challenges. While prior research has explored youth's safety in GenAI within western context, it often overlooks the cultural, religious, and social dimensions of technology use that strongly shape youths digital experiences in countries like Saudi Arabia. To address the gap, this study explores children (aged 7 to 17), parents and teachers interactions with GenAI tools and risk perceptions through non-western lens. Through a mixed methods approach, we analyzed 736 Reddit and 1,262 X(Twitter) posts and conducted interviews with 31 Saudi Arabian participants (8 youth, 13 parents, 10 teachers). Our findings highlight context dependent and relational privacy and safety of GenAI from non-western context which often formed by communal structure and prescribed norms. We found significant risks tied to youths disclosure of personal and family information, which conflict with culturally rooted expectations of modesty, privacy, and honor, particularly when youth seek emotional support from GenAI. These risks further compounded by socio economic factors such as cost-saving practices leading to the use of shared GenAI accounts (e.g.ChatGPT) within families or even among strangers. We provide design implication reflecting on parents and teachers expectation of how youth should use GenAI. This work lays groundwork for inclusive, context sensitive parental controls that adhere to cultural norms and values.
翻译:生成式人工智能工具被青少年广泛使用,并带来了新的隐私与安全挑战。尽管先前研究已在西方背景下探讨青少年使用生成式AI的安全性,但往往忽视了技术使用的文化、宗教与社会维度——这些因素在沙特阿拉伯等国家深刻塑造着青少年的数字体验。为弥补这一空白,本研究通过非西方视角,探究儿童(7至17岁)、家长及教师与生成式AI工具的互动方式及其风险认知。采用混合方法,我们分析了736条Reddit帖子与1,262条X(推特)帖子,并对31名沙特阿拉伯参与者(8名青少年、13名家长、10名教师)进行访谈。研究发现揭示了非西方背景下生成式AI的情境依赖性与关系性隐私安全,这种安全通常由社群结构与既定规范所塑造。我们识别出青少年披露个人及家庭信息所伴随的重大风险——当青少年寻求生成式AI的情感支持时,这些行为往往与植根于文化的谦逊、隐私与荣誉期待相冲突。此类风险进一步因社会经济因素(如为节省开支在家庭甚至陌生人之间共享ChatGPT等生成式AI账户)而加剧。我们提供对家长和教师关于青少年使用生成式AI期望的设计启示,为构建符合文化规范与价值观的包容性、情境敏感型家长管控机制奠定基础。