“…In previous editorials for this journal, contributors have reflected on the role of diverse knowledge in ECEC - as a respondent to the many complexities of contemporary society (Blewitt, 2021); a means of participating in multidisciplinary research (De Rosnay, 2021); and a method of listening so as to hear the perspectives of others (Hadley, 2023). As AI is now part of the ‘real’ world, including that of the early years, it is timely to also consider how and why knowledge matters and is used by people and technologies in the postdigital.…”