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For some time, tech innovators have been warning about the downsides of artificial intelligence (AI), from the creation of deepfake videos to the loss of jobs to total human extinction.
But missing from most of these discussions is how AI directly affects children, even though the technology is already here, in kids’ playrooms and bedrooms.
Manufacturers already offer a wide selection of AI-enabled products for children, with the next generation of AI devices likely to become electronic babysitters and “AI nannies” or “nanny bots” and used like television and video games to lighten caregiving duties.
The technology’s interface with kids raises important concerns about its effect on their emotional and neurological development and their privacy. Similar to innovations of previous generations, AI-powered products aim to engage children, with the false pretense of honing certain skill sets and make life easier for parents.
Several doctors are concerned about innovations that keep people further apart, denigrate the role of humans in child rearing and elevate technology as partial parental surrogates make me worry about upcoming generations.
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