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Parenting an AI generation requires guiding, not just guarding
For younger ones through to tweens, it’s a good idea to put AI in the context of human interaction and relationships when discussing it.
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June Yong
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From ChatGPT and Meta AI to the latest DeepSeek, adults and young people are already making the most of these tech tools and getting to grips with their pluses and minuses. But one group is being overlooked amid all this exposure to AI – younger children.
We need to be equipped about how to prepare them for the AI world, and to use it effectively and safely. As parents, another issue to consider is, what are the perks and potential perils of artificial intelligence on our children’s learning and thinking habits?
