Who is Programming Our Children?

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Michelle Culver, Founder of The Rithm Project; Vriti Saraf, CEO & Co-founder of Ed3 DAO; and Daphne Li, CEO of Common Sense Privacy. The conversation was moderated by Nick Yoder, Associate Vice President, Academies at National University.

The session explored the profound questions at the intersection of AI and human development: What happens when AI becomes a child’s first teacher, mentor, and evaluator? Panelists examined how AI is shaping children’s connections, values, and understanding of the world—and whether we can preserve humanness in a system increasingly influenced by algorithms. The discussion delved into the challenges and opportunities of growing up in an AI-first world, and what this means for the future of education, identity, and human connection.