Suzanne Srdarov

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Suzanne Srdarov is an emerging researcher whose work sits at the intersection of generative artificial intelligence, children's digital cultures, and popular media imaginaries. Her scholarship interrogates how representations of AI in children's popular culture — from beloved cinematic robots to contemporary digital tools — shape the ways young people conceptualize, relate to, and ethically engage with artificial intelligence technologies. Her most cited work, "Generative AI and children's digital futures: New research challenges" (2025, 12 citations), draws on examples ranging from WALL·E to The Wild Robot to examine how sympathetic AI characters in mainstream media inform children's evolving understanding of sentience, ethics, and technological agency. Her complementary piece, "Generative AI Glitches" (2024, 7 citations), extends this analysis by tracing how longstanding cultural fantasies of sentient AI predate and actively shape contemporary technological imaginaries. Though early in her publishing career, Srdarov is establishing a distinctive and timely research identity, positioning herself as a critical voice in conversations about how children navigate an increasingly AI-saturated world. Her work offers valuable frameworks for educators, policymakers, and researchers grappling with the cultural and ethical dimensions of generative AI in young people's lives.