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Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why
MIT Technology Review AIMonday, August 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
RedScroll Brief
People have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only one thing in the world that could learn a human language to perfect fluency: a human child.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Ai
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack. People have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only one thing in the world that could learn a human language to perfect fluency: a human child. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Kids.
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What happened
People have been talking to each other for at least 100,000 years, as best we can tell. And in all that time, there has been only one thing in the world that could learn a human language to perfect fluency: a human child.
Why it matters
AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack.
Background
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Timeline
MIT Technology Review AI published: Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Kids.
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