What National AI Literacy Day Taught Me, and Why Parents Belong at the Table

Have you ever had the feeling that you’re part of something bigger, and even if you’re playing a small part, it matters?

That happened to me last month, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

On March 27th, I showed up as a supporting organization for National AI Literacy Day alongside Sarah Dooley (Founder of AI-Empowered Mom) and Ruqaiya Shipchandler Akbari (Founder of ammi.ai), representing Raising AI and LIKEAMOTHER.AI™. And one feeling stayed with me all day: inclusion.

Welcomed and included into a national movement. Represented at tables that matter. Surrounded by people aligned on a shared goal.

What the day looked like from the inside

That theme carried from our morning virtual panel for parents all the way to a reception at Booz Allen Hamilton, where I finally got to meet Erin Mote of InnovateEDU in person. (If you don’t follow Erin on LinkedIn yet, I highly recommend.) Closing out the day was a small-world moment I didn’t see coming: someone who had attended our Raising AI morning panel recognized me at the reception. A new local collaboration formed on the spot.

Why AI literacy for parents is a public good

What I walked away knowing: March 27th is a day of action, but the movement behind it spans far beyond a single day. And it is gaining momentum.

I am more convinced than ever that AI literacy for parents is a public good. The decisions being made right now about AI in education, in products, and in public life will shape our children’s futures, and parents deserve a seat at the tables where those decisions happen.

What this means for you

If you believe that too, let’s talk. Not just on National AI Literacy Day  but every day after it.

This is exactly why LIKEAMOTHER.AI™ exists: to make sure that when the room fills up with researchers, policymakers, and technologists, parents are already there too.

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