While we’re not yet at the stage where mums and dads would trust AI (artificial intelligence) to babysit their young kids, there’s no doubt that AI can be a huge help with day-to-day parenting, tackling everything from the pressures of homework and managing busy schedules, to deciding what to cook for dinner and entertaining the kids.
AI tools can help both parents and kids by offering interactive, personalised tutoring that breaks down complex topics into bite-size lessons that focus on the appropriate key stage and a child’s areas of weakness.
So you might ask AI to act as a personalised maths tutor for your 11-year-old daughter for her SATs exams, focusing on the Key Stage 2 maths curriculum, and add: ‘The areas we need to focus on are long division, multiplying fractions, squared and cubed numbers.
Just ask your AI, for example: ‘Create a recurring weekly schedule for me and my eight-year-old son including homework reminders, after-school activities, and my household tasks including washing, feeding the dog and turning the heating off.
“Type in the ingredients you have to hand, or snap a picture or video of the inside of your fridge, add in your kids’ likes and dislikes and ChatGPT will come up with a plan for you based on what’s available, and your family meal favourites,” says Bailey Richardson from OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT.
