Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to combat youth tobacco use. Tobacco companies often use social media platforms to market flavored products to young people.
AI tools can find and report these ads. For example, in Indonesia, a coalition is identifying harmful content on YouTube and shutting down accounts.
Such efforts help protect children from exposure to harmful advertising. Communities are also creating anti-tobacco content to engage youth effectively.
Difficult words
- intelligence — The ability to learn and understand.
- combat — To fight against or reduce something.
- tobacco — A plant used for making cigarettes.
- flavored — Having a taste added to it.
- advertising — The activity of promoting or selling products.
- community — A group of people living in the same area.Communities
- exposure — Being in contact with something harmful.
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Discussion questions
- Why is it important to protect children from tobacco advertising?
- How can communities create effective anti-tobacco content?
- What role can technology play in reducing youth tobacco use?
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