News Summary

• Artificial intelligence refers to computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require the intelligence of humans.
• American Academy of Pediatrics identified potential benefits of the use of AI for children.
• But the AAP also identified important risks involving misinformation, challenges related to privacy, and children perceiving AI as a friend or caregiver.
• The goal is not to keep children away from AI, the goal is to teach them how to think while using AI, as well as how to use AI appropriately.
• Here are six rules every family should consider establishing in their home.