About this episode
Dana Suskind discusses the importance of human relationships and friction in learning soft skills in the age of AI.
AI has become a part of all of our lives in recent years—even for kids. Dana Suskind is a pediatric cochlear implant surgeon and the author of the new book Human Raised, a science-backed guide to parenting in the age of AI. In this episode, Adam and Dana take a closer look at the impact AI can have on kids, and they break down the key components of healthy development that only human caregivers can provide. Dana also shares her HOPE framework for navigating our relationship with this new technology and she emphasizes the importance of friction in relationships when it comes to learning valuable soft skills. Featured guest Follow Dana Suskind on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at https://humanraised.org/ Buy Human Raised Connect with the team Follow Adam on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at adamgrant.net/ Subscribe to Adam’s Substack Granted Watch ReThinking videos on YouTube at TEDPods Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard . Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Grant
Guest: Dana Suskind
Topics covered
- AI in parenting
- child development
- human relationships
- soft skills
- technology impact
Keywords
- AI
- parenting
- child development
- soft skills
- friction in relationships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TED
Books & works: Human Raised
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