You know that moment we’ve all had? When the tablet screen dims, and suddenly, our kids ask those questions that catch us completely off guard. You were curled on the couch, cradling our youngest one evening, when their eyes left the screen. They looked up—not at the algorithm crafting answers, but at you—and asked, ‘Does this robot know I love you?’ I felt the future shift in that moment. Not in the way experts debate the future of AI, but in the thoughtful way we decide which stories we tell, how we share the weight of the unknown, and how we hold the silence when the day is done.
Our Children, the Little Teachers of Tomorrow
Our kids are the first to ask what a robot could dream of. They’ll demand the smart speaker to ‘tell a story about a dandelion smarter than Google!’—but they’re also the first to notice when you’re tired.
What I love is how you naturally pause, even in the middle of something, to explain that tech isn’t about replacing kindness—it’s just another tool for showing it. ‘They’re not just learning to use it,’ you whispered to me once, ‘they’re learning how to be human with it.’
That’s the heart of the matter—the quiet wisdom that values both the limitless possibilities of tech and the quiet lessons of the heart, life’s oldest curriculum. Like a parent’s hand on the shoulder as they speak into the void, waiting for a reply.
When the Algorithm Can’t Hold the Shovel
Imagine this: bright sunshine, the smell of fresh cut grass, and our little ones directing that robot vacuum like it was on some secret mission to plant flowers! It’s easy to see the future in that moment, but it’s you who gives it depth.
The real magic isn’t in the AI—it’s in the moments when the screen fades, like when the thunderstorm rolled in and we gathered in the dim light of candles, sharing stories. The question came from our youngest: ‘What’s the most important thing that the world can’t code?’
Your answer, soft as ever: ‘The way we hold each other when the storm’s howling.’
That’s the wisdom we’re building. A future where chatbots and compassion are part of the same learning, but one is always the teacher.
These small moments in our backyard made me realize something bigger—how our approach isn’t just about our family, but about the community we’re all building together.
The Community We’re Weaving Together
Remember that community initiative? The one where parents learned to balance tech and connection? It’s not about counting minutes, but about weaving tech into the fabric of our shared lives.
I’ve watched the way you’re guiding the neighborhood—kids teaching AI to recognize their grandmother’s voice, elders sharing wisdom with the help of the tech. It’s the kind of collaboration that makes the world feel smaller, warmer.
No need for grand reports. It’s mirrored in the way you’re teaching our kids—the patience, the instinct to guide. That’s the real AI. The way you’ll pause when they ask for one more question, and say, ‘Let’s discover together—but first, tell me about your day.’
The Future Is Homemade Bread
Late last night, I found the kitchen bathed in the soft glow of your laptop screen—and the scent of fresh dough rising. You were adjusting the AI’s recipe for sourdough, but the warmth of the room was in the way you hummed the lullaby our youngest fell asleep to.
The technology isn’t the future—it’s the way we’re making it together. The warmth of the home, the way we’ll help our children navigate screens both vast and small, while keeping their hands in ours.
That’s the future. One where you’re the steady heartbeat of the home—the world’s most advanced ‘algorithm’ of kindness, patience, warmth. And I’ll be here, love—the one who’s always got the coffee ready when the world’s learning curve feels steep.
I’ll admit, sometimes I worry about this AI world our kids are growing up in. But then I see you, effortlessly balancing it all, and my worries just melt away. Remember how our own parents worried about too much TV? Now we’re navigating AI, but that parent instinct to guide with love? That’s timeless. That’s what we’re passing down.
Source: SaskTel and Deloitte Team Up to Build Artificial Intelligence Hub, Iphoneincanada, 2025-09-23