Flagship Research Programme
The First AI-Native Generation
Core Question
How do sustained interactions with conversational AI systems affect cognition, identity formation, agency, relationships, epistemic development, and beliefs about minds, especially among young people?
Subsidiary Questions
1
Off-loading
Which cognitive capacities do young people stop developing when AI systems perform the thinking, remembering, and deciding for them?
2
Attribution
How do conversational interfaces shape what young people believe about minds, consciousness, and who deserves moral consideration?
3
Epistemic Authority
When AI becomes the default answer engine, how does the first AI-native generation decide what is true?
Outputs
| Flagship report, 30–50 pp. | In progress → Nov 2026 |
| Policy brief, 6–10 pp. | In progress → Nov 2026 |
| Developmentally Responsible AI Framework | In development |
| Expert research season, 6 episodes | In production → Feb 2027 |
Methods
Transparent literature review, structured expert interviews, and one original evidence component scoped with qualified academic and ethics support. Findings, hypotheses, and open questions are labeled as such.
Advisory Circle
In formation across developmental psychology, cognitive science, AI governance, and philosophy of mind.
Corrections Log
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