Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is rapidly becoming ubiquitous in many contexts. There is limited scholarship, however, in the fields of Developmental Psychology and Early Childhood Education exploring the implications of generative AI for babies and young children. In this Perspectives piece, we discuss potential use cases, opportunities, and risks for the application of AI in early childhood. Our insights are informed by extensive discussion with stakeholders and by desk research carried out in our roles as academics and analysts in a social innovation foundation. Our aim is to stimulate nuanced and informed discourse on the topic of generative AI in early childhood that can inform innovation in both research and practice.

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生成式人工智能对幼儿发展和教育影响的观点

生成人工智能（GAI）在许多环境中迅速变得无处不在。然而，在发展心理学和幼儿教育领域探索生成人工智能对婴儿和幼儿的影响的学术有限。在这篇展望文章中，我们讨论了人工智能在幼儿期应用的潜在用例、机会和风险。我们的见解来源于与利益相关者的广泛讨论以及我们作为社会创新基金会的学者和分析师进行的案头研究。我们的目标是激发有关幼儿期生成人工智能主题的细致入微且知情的讨论，从而为研究和实践中的创新提供信息。