📌 Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s issue:

• Demis Hassabis says one skill will outstrip everything else in an AI future
  

• What Americans really think about AI and creativity, relationships, and risks
  

• Zoom’s avatars: a preview of what “digital presence” could look like
  

• How to use AI with intention so your child stays curious, capable, and confident

🐝 What’s Buzzing for Mom & Dad Today

🧠 Americans Are Losing Trust in AI
A new Pew study shows most adults think AI will hurt creativity, relationships, and decision-making.
👉 See what else they’re worried about →

🧍‍♂️ Zoom’s Avatars Are Getting Too Real
Soon, your face can show up on calls even when you're not really there — and your kid’s school might be next.
👉 Check out Zoom’s lifelike AI avatars →

🧠 The Big Idea: Learning How to Learn Is the New Superpower — and It’s Urgent

Your child is going to live in a world where AI knows more than any human ever could.

A world where tools can explain calculus, write essays, build websites, translate languages, even tell you how to fix your dishwasher — all in seconds.

So what happens when your child no longer needs to memorize, study, or even think hard to get answers?

Google’s top AI scientist has a one-word answer: adapt.

Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind (Google’s leading AI lab), just said in a new interview that the most important skill for the next generation won’t be coding, data analysis, or advanced math.

It will be learning how to learn.

Not just picking up new facts. But mastering the process of learning itself — quickly, flexibly, and independently.

“The jobs of tomorrow are unknown,” Hassabis said. “The tools are changing. What doesn’t change is the ability to keep learning.”

That’s a wake-up call for every parent.

Because if AI keeps advancing as fast as it is — and all signs say it will — then your child’s success won’t come from knowing more than AI.

It will come from knowing how to grow with it.

Why This Matters So Much Right Now

In the past, education was about accumulation. Learn facts. Master steps. Repeat patterns.

But AI doesn’t need that. It already has all the facts. And it can follow any pattern you teach it.

Which means the kids who will thrive in the AI era are the ones who:

• Stay curious when others get passive
  

• Experiment when others get stuck
  

• Reflect when others just react
  

• Adapt when the rules change (again and again)
  

This isn’t “nice to have.” It’s survival.

Because AI is already reshaping how we work, think, and make decisions.

And kids who wait to be taught — instead of teaching themselves — will fall behind fast.

The Danger for Kids Who Don’t Learn This Skill

Here’s the flip side.

When AI gives instant answers, it’s easy to stop asking questions.

When it writes your essay, solves your problem, or offers perfect advice — why bother struggling through it yourself?

But when kids stop doing the hard, messy, frustrating parts of learning… they stop building confidence, creativity, and resilience.

They become dependent. Passive. Tuned out.

And that’s the real danger — not that AI will take over, but that our kids will let it do the work for them, instead of with them.

That’s why Hassabis is sounding the alarm: we need to teach our children to be meta-learners.

Learners who think about how they learn.

Learners who take ownership of the process — not just the result.

The Hope: This Is a Trainable Skill

Here’s the good news: learning how to learn is teachable.

It’s not a gift you’re born with — it’s a skill you can build.

You don’t need fancy tools. Just the right mindset, habits, and a little structure.

When your child knows how they learn best, they can tackle anything:

• New software? No problem.
  

• A subject they’ve never seen? They’ll figure it out.
  

• A world changing at full speed? They’ll roll with it.
  

And they won’t just survive it. They’ll shape it.

Because here’s what AI can’t do: decide what matters. Lead with purpose. Choose what to learn next.

Only your child can do that.

And when they can?

That’s the real superpower.

Let’s help them build it, starting now with our Future Proof Parent Cheat Sheet below.

💬  Future Proof Parent Cheat Sheet

How to Harness AI to Supercharge Your Child’s Ability to Learn Faster and Better

Here are practical steps to help your child develop “learning how to learn” in a world with AI — so these tools serve them, not replace them.

Encourage curiosity, not just answers.
When your child asks something, follow up with: “Why do you think that?” or “How would you find other perspectives on that?” Help them see learning as detective work, not just filling in blanks.

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• A step-by-step method to help your child reflect on how they learn best.

• Smart ways to use AI for creativity, not shortcuts.

• The one habit that builds lifelong learning confidence (even if school doesn’t).

• Simple tweaks to make AI tools amplify your kid’s curiosity—not replace it.
  

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