Economist Daniel Susskind on parenting in the AI era: curiosity and critical thinking first
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-06
In a Guardian long-read, economist Daniel Susskind reflects on raising three children in the AI age. A story idea he and his father shelved for 30 years — 'The Day Nobody Went to Disneyland' — was written in seconds by ChatGPT in Dr Seuss style at his eight-year-old's request, crystallizing both the power and peril of the technology. His advice to parents: don't ban or panic, but teach kids curiosity, critical thinking, and ethics first so they can 'ride the wave' without losing core skills.
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