Just as Lewis Carroll used his fantastical worlds of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass to counterbalance the impact of photography's emerging realism on children, we must approach the integration of AI in education with careful balance. Alice Intelligence is a framework that emphasizes nurturing imagination, critical thinking, and human connection in the age of AI. While AI offers immense potential to enhance learning and creativity, it's crucial to preserve the unique qualities of childhood.

By automating tasks and providing instant gratification, AI could limit children's opportunities to develop critical thinking skills, perseverance, and resilience. It could also stifle creativity by outsourcing the imaginative process to machines, reducing the development of original thought and individual expression. To mitigate these risks, we must advocate for using AI as a tool to assist, not replicate or replace, human interactions between educators and learners. By prioritizing the needs and experiences of learners, we can ensure that AI technologies are designed to support and amplify human potential rather than risk replicating, supplanting, or diminishing it. We must remain vigilant to avoid a future where AI stifles creativity, imagination, critical thinking, and empathy—qualities essential for children to flourish.