The rise of artificial intelligence in child care

Caring for a child requires empathy, patience, dedication and all those other human touches, but as we zoom further into the 21st Century, technology is taking a more hands-on role in all our lives and artificial intelligence has real-world functionality. AI is already making Siri, Alexa, Tesla, Amazon and Netflix smart at knowing what we want to do, buy and watch; and developments in this field indicate that AI can also help humans care for children. Here we look at four innovations that use AI to assist with child care and early learning. Muse is an AI-powered mobile app that asks parents daily questions to help them enrich their child's life (e.g. 'Has your child eaten a serving of a new food today?').