Yesterday, on the last day of the year, I watched The Thinking Game.

It’s a thoughtful film about artificial general intelligence (AGI), how it’s built, how it learns, and the people shaping what comes next. When it ended, I didn’t feel alarmed. I felt reflective.

And as we step into 2026, it left me thinking about a much smaller, more personal question.

The other night, I watched one of my sons clear his plate from the table slowly, a little distracted, already eager to be on his way to the TV.

It was a small moment. Ordinary. Easy to overlook. And yet, it stayed with me.

As a mother of two boys, and someone who spends a lot of time thinking about the future, I find myself asking new questions at the start of this year.

Not whether artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will become part of daily life. They already are.

But what happens when the small, mundane moments of responsibility quietly disappear?

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