Michael Toscano is Senior Fellow, Director of the Family First Technology Initiative for the Institute for Family Studies. He previously served as Executive Director. He is co-founder of the Faith Family Technology Network. Michael’s research has focused on the technology habits of families, communities, children, young men and married couples. He conducted one of the first national surveys on AI companions as well as numerous opinion polls on AI policy. His work on technology and child safety has contributed to groundbreaking regulations of social media platforms and app stores. He is co-author of “A Future for the Family,” and his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The New York Post, The New Atlantis, National Affairs, American Affairs, First Things, Compact, The Dispatch, The American Conservative, National Review, and elsewhere.