[Katie Salen Tekinbas] Right to play in age of GenAI

In June, Elon University launched its first AI Play camp. In one activity, teams of middle school students played tic-tac-toe, not as a child might, but rather, like a machine. Tasked with writing and then following a set of fixed instructions, the students played the game as an AI agent would. That experience of following instructions and playing without improvisation is becoming surprisingly commonplace. Not by choice, but by default. The games and creative tools kids use to play with are now