Can A.I. Apps Be a Mom’s Second Brain?

As parents increasingly turn to AI assistants to manage school schedules, appointments and household responsibilities, Institute Professor Julia Stoyanovich, director of the Center for Responsible AI, warned about the privacy and security risks of giving these systems access to family communications and children's personal information. She noted that parents often lack effective controls over what AI agents can do on their behalf, potentially allowing malicious instructions hidden in emails or attachments to trigger unintended actions. The technology could also make consequential mistakes, such as failing to remind a parent to pick up a child.