Babies & AI
Artificial intelligence is changing everything. But most AI development happens without any understanding of how young children think, learn, and interact — the very humans who will grow up in an AI-saturated world.
That is where Dr Caspar Addyman comes in.
A Unique Intersection
Caspar is one of the few people in the world who is simultaneously:
- A developmental psychologist with 20+ years studying how babies and young children learn
- A computational modeller with a mathematics degree from Cambridge and a history of building neural networks to model infant cognition
- A practising AI professional, currently Chief Insights Officer at PlayTandem.com, an AI startup enhancing parent-child interactions in early childhood
- A recognised expert in the ethics of AI in early childhood — thinking deeply about what it means to design AI that interacts with the youngest and most vulnerable users
Work in Practice: The LEGO Global Parenting Initiative
Caspar is part of the team building AI and machine learning tools for the LEGO Global Parenting Initiative — a major international effort to support positive parenting at scale. His contribution: a video annotation platform that uses machine learning to analyse parent-child interaction from video, making it possible to measure the quality of play and connection at population scale.
PlayTandem
As Chief Insights Officer at PlayTandem, Caspar helps shape how AI can support parents and young children — drawing on decades of research to ensure that what gets built is grounded in how development actually works.
Hire Caspar
If you are building AI products for families, young children, or early childhood settings — or thinking about the ethics and safety of AI interactions with young people — Caspar is the person you need in the room.
Get in touch: caspar@babies.lol
For academic publications and research outputs, see the Science page.