Curiosity Matters More Than Ever in the AI Era

A child can ask a phone, or now an AI chatbot, almost anything and get an instant response in seconds. Homework questions. Science questions. History facts. Even full essays.

So the real question for parents and educators isn’t “How do we get kids to learn more information?”

It’s this:

How do we keep them curious?

Because in the AI era, curiosity is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It’s the advantage. It’s the difference between a child who becomes a passive consumer of technology… and one who becomes a creative, confident builder.

Albert Einstein said it best:

“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”

That quote hits differently today.

Einstein wasn’t celebrating genius as something mysterious or unreachable. Instead, he was pointing to something far more accessible and far more important:

Curiosity is the spark behind every breakthrough.

Curiosity is what makes a child ask:

Why does this happen?

What if I try it a different way?

How could I test this?

What would happen if…?

Curiosity is the beginning of science.

It’s also the beginning of leadership.

And it might be the most important skill our kids carry into the future.

Why I Wrote Saving Curiosity

Saving Curiosity is a practical, parent-friendly guide for raising curious kids in the AI era without turning school into a battlefield or science fairs into a family meltdown.

This book was inspired by real science fair moments in my own mom moments, where I realized:

The science fair isn’t really about science. It’s about what science teaches kids:

• confidence

• communication

• critical thinking

• perseverance

• and yes… curiosity

Curiosity is the beginning of everything.

And in the AI era, it may be the most important thing we protect.



Maharlika Connor

Author of Saving Curiosity