Archive - After Babel

Basic Phones: A Guide for Parents

An excerpt from Jean Twenge’s new book: 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

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August 2025

Reclaiming Conversation in the Age of AI

Sherry Turkle on AI, empathy, and the fight for human connection

Aug 26 •

Meta’s AI Companion Policy Is Outrageous

They will only truly change it when the law requires them to do so

Aug 22 •

We Are Rushing Into the Same Mistakes We Made With Social Media

Let’s press pause on AI chatbots for kids

Aug 20 •

Artificial Intimacy: The Next Giant Social Experiment on Young Minds

How emotionally intelligent chatbots could trigger a new mental health crisis

Aug 14 •

Kristina Lerman

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How Is Your New School Phone Policy Working?

Introducing the TAPS: Toolkit for Assessing Phones in Schools

Aug 12 •

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What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones

Children who were raised on screens need more freedom out in the real world.

Aug 11 •

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First We Gave AI Our Tasks. Now We’re Giving It Our Hearts.

What happens when we outsource our children’s emotional lives to chatbots?

Aug 6 •

July 2025

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