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A generation never smarter than computers
Normal to them
That will never seem strange or bother them. A child growing up now would be shocked to imagine the dark ages when products and services were not incredibly smart.
A bigger canvas
These children will be able to do things earlier generations never could, and they will have expectations of life their parents never had, on a much bigger canvas.
What parenthood changes
Parenthood changes the view of what is being built. Having kids is by far the best thing, and a very distant first even over the most interesting job in the world. It brings more thought about human agency and what it means to have a fulfilling life, and the empathy felt for one's own kids extends to all kids, then maybe all parents, and then maybe everybody.
Why did IQ scores rise across generations?
Researcher James Flynn documented in the 1980s that IQ test scores rose about three points per decade across much of the twentieth century in many countries. Because tests are periodically recalibrated, the average stays at 100 while raw performance climbs. Flynn argued that the gains reflect people adapting to a world full of abstract thinking, through schooling, bureaucracy, and technology. Some countries, including Norway, have since reported flat or falling scores in recent decades.
How did classrooms adapt to the pocket calculator?
When pocket calculators became affordable in the 1970s, many teachers worried they would erode arithmetic skills. In 1980 the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recommended in its report An Agenda for Action that calculators be used at all grade levels. A 2003 meta-analysis by Aimee Ellington found that students who used calculators generally kept their paper-and-pencil skills.