20.500.12556/RUL-171513 Generative AI and childhood education lessons from the smartphone generation This article examines the potential parallels between children's widespread adoption of smartphones and the emerging reliance on generative AI tools in childhood education. Drawing on Jonathan Haidt’s insights into how phone-based childhoods can disrupt the development of critical executive functions, and Shannon Vallor’s concept of “moral deskilling,” the discussion raises concerns about “intellectual deskilling” in younger generations. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT gain popularity, children risk becoming overly reliant on automated solutions, potentially undermining metacognition and critical thinking. This paper highlights risks such as cognitive offloading, instant gratification, and diminished perseverance and proposes measures to ensure generative AI supports rather than replaces essential developmental experiences. generative artificial intelligence artificial intelligence childhood education smartphone generation intellectual deskilling metacognition cognitive offloading generative AI generativna umetna inteligenca umetna inteligenca izobraževanje v otroštvu generacija pametnih telefonov intelektualno odstranjevanje spretnosti metakognicija kognitivna razbremenitev true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-08-27 14:27:12 2025-08-27 14:27:14 2026-06-06 03:30:24 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 4295–4297 iss. 6 Vol. 40 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 004.8:37:316.6 0951-5666 10.1007/s00146-025-02196-y 226140419 s00146-025-02196-y.pdf s00146-025-02196-y.pdf 1 8BA6368AAFA027B60E4CF9B32C27CBC8 82c1a20dff906cdedb536c9845291a302583d2fb61ba70c0e45d9ab876176634 9ce22c2a-60bb-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=235003 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-025-02196-y 1 0a9ed04c-8341-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=214866 Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0