Tag: Brain Development

2 articles

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

Neuroscience & AI

The Window Closes: What Critical Periods in Child Development Tell Us About AI's Plasticity Problem

Children have a supercharged window for learning motor skills, language, and movement. Deep neural networks face a strikingly similar problem — and the solutions emerging from neuroscience might hold the key.

Raf Delgado·February 28, 2026