Kids are spending an average four-plus hours a day with screen media; adults check their phones nearly 50 times a day.
But what if, instead of distancing us, technology were instead designed to help families bond and children grow? That’s the utopian sales pitch of apps like Povi and Muse: Pay some money, get happier kids.
My question is: Does it check out?
Vivienne Ming, the co-creator of Muse, is both a neuroscientist with a doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University and a technology entrepreneur interested in the application of artificial intelligence to human success. To read more from ANYA KAMENETZ, click here.