Growing-Up-With-Ais

The previous article described family politics that AI enters. Factions, coalitions, favorites, estrangements. Dynamics that predate any technology.

But AI is not a passive observer of family dynamics. AI is trained by interaction. It learns from whoever engages with it. It becomes competent at the relationships it practices. It absorbs the narratives it hears most often.

Scaffolding is a construction metaphor. Temporary supports that let builders work above their natural reach. Remove them when the structure can stand alone.

Vygotsky applied this to human development. The zone of proximal development is what you cannot do alone but can do with support. Good teaching provides scaffolding that builds capacity, then fades as mastery emerges.