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Joint Attention

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When Your Child's Best Friend Is an Algorithm

Attachment theory tells us that who children bond with shapes their development for life. Now they're bonding with machines. The science is fascinating. The ethics are largely unsettled.

Jules Okafor·March 7, 2026

Ethics & Society

Social Learning Built Human Cognition. AI Is Taking Notes.

Children's brains are primed for social learning — joint attention, contingent responses, imitation. AI tutors are now being designed to engage exactly those mechanisms. The science is compelling. The ethical questions are largely unasked.

Jules Okafor·March 3, 2026