YouthSafe AI Audits

In a recent survey, 90% say it’s important that AI products for kids should be verified as “safe” before they’re used, and that independent experts are the most trusted to ensure AI guardrails.

Apgard’s YouthSafe Audits are here to provide that support.

We offer independent ad hoc safety audits to stress-test your youth-focused AI products and uncover hidden content and behavioral risks before you launch. Stress-tested products that pass our criteria receive our apgard YouthSafe Certification, demonstrating to customers and regulators that your product has been verified as safe.

We plug into your existing product and trust & safety workflows, then assess your AI against the relevant regulatory and age-appropriate design standards so you can launch with confidence and withstand customer, regulator, and investor scrutiny. In a recent EdTech engagement, our youth AI safety audit reduced safety failure rates by 88.2%.

See below for more information, and contact us here if interested.

YouthSafe AI Audit Packages

Choose the level of coverage that matches your company’s needs.

Launch ($5k)

Advanced ($15k)

Enterprise (starting at $45k)

Best for

Early-stage products preparing for launch

Scaling products needing broader coverage

High-scale youth platforms or high-risk use cases

Risk coverage

Up to 2 key risk categories* (e.g., sexual content, self-harm).

Up to 4 key risk categories*

Custom risk categories* aligned to your product and market

Behavioral risk coverage

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Includes behavioral risks (e.g., emotional dependency, manipulation)

Includes behavioral risks

Red teaming

Manual + automated red team testing

Customized red team campaign + external subject matter experts for your use case

Evaluations

Up to 300 multi-turn evaluation scenarios

Up to 1,000 multi-turn evaluation scenarios

1,000+ multi-turn evaluation scenarios

Datasets

Expert-labeled benchmark to track safety performance as your product evolves

Deliverables

Audit report with key findings

Audit report + prioritized remediation roadmap

Full report + remediation plan + implementation support

* See risk categories here.

Our Seal Program

Audited products that have passed our criteria receive our apgard YouthSafe Certification.

Launch

Advanced / Enterprise

Apgard YouthSafe Certification Plus Seal