AMTIFY™

  AI, Babies, and Holiday Gifts. At what age should a child have a phone or smart device? The “accepted rule” seems to be 12–13, but almost half of the kids now get them at 10. But how about if I suggested birth? Maybe a month old? No? Silly question? Not really. Because ready or not, technology, and especially AI, is marching straight into your child’s life this year through Holiday gifts that blur the line between toy and "bestie". “Child’s play” is about to go through an existential transformation, and parents should think before they jump into the abyss. Here’s a blurb lifted straight from one AI-toy product page: “Through your child’s regular interactions with it, (cuddly toy) will develop its own unique personality. The depth of its emotional expression makes (cuddly toy) an advanced AI robot that offers a rich bond of companionship and comfort for your child.”  And the ads insist your child will bond with it for life.  For life. Cuddly Toy that creates a friends...