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Family First Technology Initiative

Researching how new technologies affect families, with recommendations for how they could improve family life.

"Its social media recommendations have been adopted in at least nine states and turbocharged the national debate over protecting youth online”—Bloomberg

Researcher

Michael Toscano

Michael Toscano

Executive Director


About the Family First Technology Initiative

Over the next several years, the Family First Technology Initiative will produce original reports, develop model policies, and evaluate the effects of new technologies, like Artificial Intelligence, on American family life. 

This initiative has a received a Heritage Innovation Prize for its policy work to make kids safe online, which has resulted in more than a dozen laws around the country.

Publications on Family First Technology Initiative

Brief

Protecting the Family in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Brief

A Future for the Family: A New Technology Agenda for the Right

Report

Unprotected From Porn

Brief

Artificial Intelligence and Relationships: 1 in 4 Young Adults Believe AI Partners Could Replace Real-life Romance


News on Technology Initiative

Automating the Human Mind

Automating the Human Mind

by Michael Toscano, First Things


Young Americans Oppose the AI Regulation Moratorium

Young Americans Oppose the AI Regulation Moratorium

by Michael Toscano, Jared Hayden, Compact


To protect America’s children, Congress should hold app stores accountable

To protect America’s children, Congress should hold app stores accountable

by Mike Lee, Michael Toscano, The Hill

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"A catalyst for the laws targeting online pornography and social media"-The New York Times


Podcast

Why In-Tact Families Manage Big Tech Better

Why In-Tact Families Manage Big Tech Better

Hosted by Federalist Radio Hour

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Michael Toscano: The False Idol of Technology

Michael Toscano: The False Idol of Technology

Hosted by Respect Life Radio

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Michael Toscano on Neil Postman

Michael Toscano on Neil Postman

Hosted by First Things

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Can Government Protect Families in the Age of AI?

Can Government Protect Families in the Age of AI?

Hosted by Know Why

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For media inquiries, contact Chris Bullivant (chris@ifstudies.org).

We encourage members of the media interested in learning more about the people and projects behind the work of the Institute for Family Studies to get started by perusing our "Media Kit" materials.

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