Impact of AI on Parenting

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[...] To alleviate the repercussions of these issues, parents must prioritize reading about the AI product's privacy policy and the device's level of data protection. Therefore, parents must remain vigilant, balancing the convenience of AI tools with the need to protect their children's privacy and autonomy. Over-reliance on AI tools can lead to reduced human interaction, which may negatively affect children's social and emotional development. As AI devices become entrenched within the household fabric, children may use the technology solely for leisure, schooling, or social substitutions. [...]

[...] AI offers an excellent opportunity to help children learn during their formative education. This can be made possible by helping determine suitable growth resources at that stage. AI-assisted applications can also provide a selection of games, activities, and videos that are age-appropriate and consistent with the learner's progress rate. These tools use data to solve problems and arrange tunes that stimulate children's national, physical, and social skills, allowing them to scope out e-learning at their own pace. For instance, AI-powered applications can change the friction of the tasks regarding the child's previous experience so that they are comfortable with the level within the scope of the task. [...]

[...] It feels reassuring to know that devices have covered and protect your child by detecting dangers before the parent can scan them. It analyzes and interprets a child's behavior, providing parents with valuable insights to improve their parenting. For instance, AI-based gadgets may record children's sleeping, activity, or emotional patterns. As per (Bansod et al., pg.268), parents can enhance their understanding of their children by applying advanced technology embedded in sleep or activity monitoring devices. Furthermore, AI can inform them if their children have been physically active enough throughout the day or not. [...]

[...] High-quality AI tools often come with a hefty price tag, making them inaccessible to some families. For this reason, only affluent families can use the advanced gadgets, leading to an ever-increasing digital divide (Helsper, pg.218). High costs, low family incomes, and reliance on AI devices would further lead to poverty and exploitation of the child's education. Moreover, the high price of these devices can lead to complications, creating issues for some families that could not care for them. This discrepancy begs the elementary question of whether it is fair that children have opportunities based on which socioeconomic class they belong to. [...]

[...] AI as a technology must be developed and implemented in a way that does not alter the fabric of parenting and society and allows parents to focus on the idea that AI in some way helps them in improving parenting and does not devote time to tackle new parenting challenges that AI might bring. Reasonable and informed use of AI systems can aid the parent in controlling the possible opposing sides of AI and better the family's wellbeing. Works Cited Ali, Safinah, et al. "Children as creators, thinkers and citizens in an AI-Driven Future." Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, vol p https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2021.100040 Bansod, Sara, et al. "Ai-integrated smart toy for enhancing cognitive, emotional, and motor skills in toddlers." Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems pp. 265-275, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2079-8_21 Biró, Attila, et al. [...]