How do we help our children use AI without letting it do their thinking for them?
AI researcher and mother Dr Akshi Kumar joins Simona Deifta on Do Not Disturb to explore what children should learn to do with AI — and what they should remain capable of doing without it.
They discuss chatbots and human understanding, teaching children to question answers, privacy, school policies, and why parents can learn alongside their children. The conversation also asks whether AI could help mothers carry less of the invisible work of family life.
In this episode:
• AI, emotional language and human context
• Teaching judgment and questioning answers
• Child-proofing platforms and protecting privacy
• School policies that support learning
• AI literacy and access
• Reducing mothers’ mental load
Dr Akshi Kumar is a Senior Lecturer in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research includes natural language processing, responsible AI, online harms and digital trust.
Guest: https://akshikumar.ai/
Goldsmiths: https://www.gold.ac.uk/computing/people/kumar-akshi/
Do Not Disturb: https://www.donotdisturbpodcast.com/
What is one skill you want your child to keep practising without AI?
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