The Future of the Self: Understanding Personalization in Childhood and Beyond

by Natalia Kucirkova

In a time of automated personalized ads, artificially intelligent social robots, and smart devices in the homes of millions, it has become critically important to understand the impact of our digitized selves - especially upon our younger generations. When children as young as three can take their own selfies, and customise their own avatars, how should we respond to the opportunity and threat of digital personalization for young children?  You can watch a summary of the book on Youtube.

Natalia is one of those brilliant people whose active presence in the field keeps me optimistic about the future of technology for children, despite all the dangerous potential outcomes. Besides teaching, researching and writing, Natalia leads WIKIT, which facilitates more evidence-based Edtech.