← Back to feed

Raised on AI

L1 · CuriousOpinion & AnalysisMIT Technology Review AI$· 8/26/2026

Offers a relatable, high-level perspective on AI's societal impact and parenting, relevant for a general audience considering technology's role in family life.

AI Summary

An author reflects on their shift from oversharing their children's lives online to becoming a tech-skeptical parent and explores how to raise kids in an AI-dominated world.

Excerpt

When my oldest child was born, I immediately set up Gmail and Twitter accounts in her name. I broadly announced her birth online and proceeded to plaster her photo across all sorts of platforms. In short, I began creating her digital footprint long before she could stand on her own two feet.  Fast-forward a couple…

Read Original
0 upvotes · 0 downvotes · 1 min read

Related Articles

L2 · PractitionerOpinion & AnalysisTheSequence
The Sequence Opinion #921: AI’s Sixth Layer Is Finance

AI development depends on a financial layer beneath Jensen Huang's five-layer model, controlling how quickly and by whom intelligence can scale.

L2 · PractitionerOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI
Every Engineer a Manager

AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex are transforming software engineers into managers of AI agents rather than direct code writers.

L2 · PractitionerOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI
Brain preservation as existential risk reduction

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts AI could cure most human diseases within 5-10 years, sparking discussion about brain preservation as existential risk reduction.

L3 · BuilderOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI
Warning Shots: A Theory

Argues against the need for a catastrophic AI incident to spur government action on AI risk, drawing from 15+ years of experience.

L5 · ResearcherOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI
Incomplete alignment to servitude isn't inherently lethal

Philosophical exploration of AI alignment outcomes beyond perfect servitude, questioning whether incomplete alignment to human control is necessarily dangerous.