Venture Capitalist Encourages Children to Embrace AI Over Safe Career Paths

I'm a VC with 5 kids. I encourage them to use AI and not to pick the safest career.

Lori Cashman is raising five kids, including two sets of twins. Courtesy of Lori Cashman Lori Cashman has two sets of twins, who are 21 and 19, plus an 18-year-old. She pays for their AI subscriptions and talks about the nuances of AI. She wants them to hone their critical thinking in college, not prepare for a specific career. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lori Cashman, managing partner at Visible Ventures. It has been edited for length and clarity. When people hear...