Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just a technological revolution; it is a governance test. As powerful models evolve, they both augment and destabilize the social, economic, and emotional foundations that families rely on. AI now reaches into domains core to human flourishing, offering new possibilities for how societies support children, caregivers, and intergenerational wellbeing.
From easing the cognitive and emotional load on caregivers to augmenting overstretched health workers and personalizing learning systems, AI is reshaping how we deliver care, maintain relationships, and sustain the emotional infrastructure of everyday life. It is also disrupting the labor force, particularly middle-income jobs historically held by women, raising new concerns about the future of work, economic predictability, and the stability of family life.
These advances bring real potential but also raise critical policy questions. As algorithms increasingly influence decisions about opportunity and access, who will fund and oversee AI that supports, rather than substitutes, caregiving? What standards protect emotional and cultural safety in relational technologies? And how do we ensure data systems are transparent, equitable, and responsive to the realities of families living in fragile or unequal conditions?
Today’s AI discourse must be reoriented toward intergenerational responsibility and social cohesion, enabling the design of systems that support, rather than erode, the scaffolding of daily life. This roundtable begins with the premise that AI must be governed as a public challenge and opportunity; built for interdependence, inclusive by design, and accountable to the families and communities it affects.
Co-hosted by Capita’s Family Policy Lab, AI for Good Foundation, and the Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues, this event convenes interdisciplinary leaders to explore how AI shapes the care, trust, stability, and predictability that families, especially those with young children, depend on.
This roundtable will:
- Reframe AI governance as a generational challenge rooted in caregiving, equity, and public trust.
- Begin identifying scalable interventions, from AI-enabled caregiver support to emotionally safe digital health tools.
- Build a shared language for family flourishing in the “age of AI” that can be deployed across the tech, care, workforce, and other sectors.
- Catalyze policies and investments that align AI with social infrastructure, beginning at the scale of families and communities, not just economic efficiency.