The Élysée publishes a charter on generative AI and children, supported by four companies

The Élysée published a charter on 10 November 2026 titled, in French, a charter of commitment for artificial intelligence that is safer for children. The page says the charter has the support of Anthropic, Black Forest Labs, Microsoft and OpenAI. It says a coalition for children's rights and protection in the AI era, led by France, Spain and Kenya and associating ten United Nations bodies, brings together governments, researchers, civil society and companies. The page is in French.

The principles on the page include safety by design and by default, the best interests of the child, age-appropriate design, protection of children's personal data, and age-verification mechanisms that do not rest only on self-declaration. The page says participating companies that develop or deploy AI systems accessible to minors will, before deployment when that is relevant and then at regular intervals, assess and test those systems for risks to children's health, safety, fundamental rights, and physical, mental and emotional well-being and development. It says an independent scientific committee will steer a research network, and that the chairs of that committee will publish an annual review of progress. It says industrial funding supports the common-measures workstream, and that the observatory, the developmental-evidence workstream, the scientific committee's pay, and the evaluation-and-standards workstream will be funded only by public funds and independent philanthropic sources. The page does not set a fine or a date on which a legal duty starts.

What it means for business: this is a charter published by the Élysée, not a statute. The four companies are named as supporters. The page does not create a filing, a fine, or a deadline. This describes the page. It is not advice on a product used by children.