Raising AI by De Kai offers a paradigm-shifting perspective on artificial intelligence. With decades of pioneering experience at the intersection of AI and linguistics, De Kai reframes the AI-human relationship as one of parent and child.
Through this lens, he asks the critical question: how are we raising our digital progeny in an age of rapidly accelerating machine learning?
This book challenges readers to consider how AIs, trained on our behaviors, preferences, and digital footprints, are maturing into powerful influencers. As they transform into active participants shaping society, De Kai explores how the “automation of thought” mirrors the developmental process of children learning from adults. He draws from technology, psychology, and ethics to examine the responsibilities we bear as the ‘adults in the room.’
Business leaders, educators, policymakers, and parents alike will find relevance in the book’s call to conscious engagement. Instead of succumbing to fear or techno-utopianism, De Kai encourages thoughtful, values-driven involvement in shaping AI behavior. This guidance is especially valuable for those in leadership roles who must balance innovation with ethical stewardship.
Raising AI is a hopeful framework for coexisting and thriving alongside our artificial children. It invites readers to imagine a future where compassion and understanding, rather than control and exploitation, define our relationship with intelligent machines.
