Teens in AI Founder & CEO discusses AI education, safety, and the global readiness gap
During London Tech Week 2026, Teens in AI Founder and CEO Elena Sinel joined CGTN Europe for a live interview exploring how young people can be supported to engage with artificial intelligence meaningfully, safely, and with confidence.
🎤 AI education, safety, and the global readiness gap
📅 Tuesday, 9 June 2026
⏰ 14:00-14:30
🏢 Olympia London
The conversation was hosted by journalist Emily Duchenne and the CGTN Europe digital team, recorded during one of the UK’s leading technology gatherings, London Tech Week (8–10 June 2026).
Key themes from the interview
The discussion focused on some of the most pressing questions around AI and education today, including:
➡️ How the UK is engaging the younger generation with AI
➡️ What AI adoption looks like across education systems
➡️ Whether safeguarding measures are keeping pace with AI misuse risks
➡️ Why AI literacy is essential for young people’s participation in shaping society
➡️ Whether AI education needs broader and more consistent global implementation
Elena Sinel shared insights from the work of Teens in AI, drawing on direct experience with young people across multiple countries and programmes.
Teens in AI’s White paper, The AI Readiness Gap Starts Early
➡️ The importance of early AI literacy and access.
➡️ Elena highlighted the growing gap between young people who have structured exposure to AI and those who do not, and how this disparity shapes confidence, opportunity, and participation in future-facing careers.
➡️ This aligns with Teens in AI’s wider research and advocacy work on AI education equity, including its white paper: 🔗 The AI Readiness Gap Starts Early
Youth engagement and global implications
The interview also explored how young people are already interacting with AI tools in informal ways, often without structured guidance, and what this means for education systems, policymakers, and industry leaders.
Elena emphasised both the opportunities and the gaps that still exist, particularly around access, understanding, and responsible use of AI technologies.
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