Tomorrow’s Technology Meets Humanity Today
Join us as we explore the evolving relationship between our human identity and our digital selves.
Attachment
John Bowlby & Mary Ainsworth described attachment styles as originating from primary caregiver interactions: secure, anxious, avoidant and disorganized.
But what happens when AI becomes an attachment figure to children and adults?
Child & Adolescent Development
Human skills such as conflict resolution, empathy, and healthy self-concept develop in response to environmental friction.
What happens when AI reduces the friction that youth would otherwise encounter on their way to adulthood?
AI Design Ethics & Safety
AI design choices have the power to influence deep-seated psychological systems.
How do we engineer AI in a way that accounts for humans’ innate psychological sensitivity, particularly in vulnerable populations?
Learning & Cognition
AI in the classroom is not merely a cheating problem; it is an environmental change that requires shifts in curriculum and practice.
How will we teach LLM design to children with age-appropriate scaffolding? What Pre- AI skills are necessary to teach in order to navigate this technology effectively?
Mental Health
Digital environments influence our internal sense of self.
How do we prevent psychological harm from occurring in response to LLM usage? Can AI be used to support psychological wellness?
Society
Technological change leaves a societal footprint that humans organize around.
How does AI change what it means to be human, our rituals, social connection, and rites of passage?
