Parents are being offered life-altering advancements in artificial intelligence that purport to make this taxing endeavor a tiny bit easier. Nanit sells a camera and monitor set that observes your kid during sleep, tracking eye movements, “sleep efficiency”, and breathing patterns. In every case, these aids cost money, turning parenting into a lucrative sector of the economy. Parenting is hard, and we all need help. The best part of extended family childcare is that people can do something an AI can never do.