In a blog post published via the Brookings Institution, Children and Screens’ Executive Director Kris Perry and field experts highlight concerns regarding the increasing development of AI bots and toys specifically for infants and young children. The authors cite potential drawbacks and harms of AI on this vulnerable age group, based on the established science and understanding of the processes that drive early cognitive and socioemotional development. They also note the dangers of AI being developed for and used by infants and young children while the research into AI’s impacts on early development are still ongoing.