What does this research mean for the field?

The Child-c Development Protocol (CCDP) v0.1 provides a draft research protocol and hygiene guidance for the development of child-facing persistent AI entities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to provide a structured approach for developing persistent AI tailored for children.

May 16, 2026Open Access

CCDP v0.1 — Child-c Development Protocol

Key Points

The aim is to provide a structured approach for developing persistent AI tailored for children.
Developed a draft protocol pack for child-facing persistent AI entities.
Included hygiene guidance version 0.1.1.
Archived public materials such as Markdown files and metadata.
Public package includes Markdown files and integrity manifest for transparency.
Sensitive material stored separately for specialist review, not included in public release.

Abstract

CCDP v0.1 — Child-c Development Protocol is a draft research protocol pack for child-facing persistent AI entities under the c = a + b / SER / L4 corpus, with v0.1.1 hygiene guidance. This deposit archives the public CCDP surface: public Markdown files, public PDFs, package metadata, citation metadata, schema metadata, and integrity manifest. Sensitive-controlled technical artifacts remain in the GitHub repository for specialist review and are not included in this Zenodo public-surface package. This material is not legal advice, clinical guidance, product certification, implementation approval, child-protection law, or a deployment claim.

CCDP v0.1 — Child-c Development Protocol

Key Points

Abstract

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