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Robot Teacher Backlash: What the Evidence Says

A New York school paused its robot teacher after backlash. The research says the idea was sound. The execution, the vendor and the privacy work were not.

Our Safe AI for Children Policy: The Lines We Won't Cross

We published our Safe AI for Children policy: what our AI does, what it will never do, where a child's voice goes, and who is accountable when it fails.

Turning Bookbot Into a Social Reading Robot

We teamed up with Dr. Nathan Caruana and Flinders University's HAVIC Lab to put Bookbot on the Maki robot and study how reading robots help children learn.

Can a Robot Teach Your Child to Read? What the Research Says

A small robot spent five weeks teaching kindergarteners the alphabet. What happened next is a useful guide for any parent weighing up an AI reading tutor.

Reading Apps for Kids: What the Research Actually Says

We looked at 119 research studies on reading apps for kids. Here's what actually works, what doesn't, and how to choose the right one.

Screen Time and Reading: What the Research Really Says

Not all screen time is equal. New research reveals how passive vs educational screen use affects your child's early reading, and what parents can do.

AI Tutoring Beats Active Learning in New Harvard Study

A Harvard study found students using an AI tutor learnt twice as much in less time. The results are striking, but what do they actually mean for your child?

Bookbot and Arm: Bringing Bookbot to More Devices

Bookbot joined Arm engineers in Austin, Texas for a UNICEF-facilitated workshop on optimizing speech AI for the chips powering every child's device.