OK to Delay: What Every Parent Should Know About Raising Kids in the Age of AI

Event Details

Ok to Delay Westport and The Westport Library welcome Laurie Segall, journalist and founder of Mostly Human Media, for an insightful conversation on how advances in AI are transforming humanity, redefining connection, and impacting the next generation — including what every parent should know about raising children in the age of artificial intelligence.

Why You Should Come

Segall is an expert in the field. She is the author of Special Characters: My Adventures with Tech’s Titans and Misfits, a memoir chronicling her experience reporting during the late 00s tech boom.

Formerly CNN’s senior tech correspondent and a reporter for 60 Minutes, Segall has interviewed the world’s most influential tech leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook. Her access to the titans of tech has allowed her to give audiences a behind-the-scenes look at companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Uber during their meteoric rise.

About Laurie Segall

Laurie Segall is the founder of Mostly Human Media, an entertainment company with a focus on society and artificial intelligence.

In addition to her work as a tech correspondent for CNN, she served as executive producer and host of CNN’s Mostly Human with Laurie Segall, a docuseries that explored sex, love, death, and humanity through the lens of tech. She has received numerous awards for her work championing women, including a Gracie Award for her docuseries Revenge Porn: The War on Women, which shed light on an alarming type of cyber harassment aimed at women.

About OK to Delay

OK to Delay is a grassroots movement of parents committed to protecting middle school — free from the pressure of early smartphones and social media. Its mission is to unite parents concerned about the impact of tech addiction on kids’ mental health. OK to Delay aims to empower families to delay smartphones and social media during the most critical developmental years, and reclaim childhood.