Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence raising children sounds like science fiction. But AI is already entering childhood through smart cribs, AI-generated videos, tutors, and even toys embedded with large language models.
This week on our podcast, Lavin Voices, we sat down with Lavin Exclusive Speaker Dr. Dana Suskind: pediatric surgeon, University of Chicago professor, and New York Times bestselling author of Parent Nation and Human Raised. In this clip, she explains why the way we raise children in the age of AI will shape far more than family life. It will help determine “what our future workforce looks like, what our democracy looks like, and what our humanity looks like.”
Dana compares the idea of being “human raised” to labels like “farm raised” or “organic”: things that once would have sounded redundant, but eventually became meaningful distinctions. AI is becoming part of the childhood landscape so quickly, she says, that we may not realize how much of that landscape has changed until after the fact.
Dana has spent her career studying how human interaction shapes developing brains. In her practical, science-backed keynotes, she helps parents, educators, policymakers, and leaders embrace the benefits of AI while protecting the relationships that help children and adults alike learn, adapt, and thrive.
Enjoyed this clip? The full episode is out now! Watch it and learn more about Dana at the link in bio.
Artificial intelligence raising children sounds like science fiction. But AI is already entering childhood through smart cribs, AI-generated videos, tutors, and even toys embedded with large language models.
This week on our podcast, Lavin Voices, we sat down with Lavin Exclusive Speaker Dr. Dana Suskind: pediatric surgeon, University of Chicago professor, and New York Times bestselling author of Parent Nation and Human Raised. In this clip, she explains why the way we raise children in the age of AI will shape far more than family life. It will help determine “what our future workforce looks like, what our democracy looks like, and what our humanity looks like.”
Dana compares the idea of being “human raised” to labels like “farm raised” or “organic”: things that once would have sounded redundant, but eventually became meaningful distinctions. AI is becoming part of the childhood landscape so quickly, she says, that we may not realize how much of that landscape has changed until after the fact.
Dana has spent her career studying how human interaction shapes developing brains. In her practical, science-backed keynotes, she helps parents, educators, policymakers, and leaders embrace the benefits of AI while protecting the relationships that help children and adults alike learn, adapt, and thrive.
Enjoyed this clip? The full episode is out now! Watch it and learn more about Dana at the link in bio.
