Or we could simply not buy them for the children.? My daughter has carefully structured access to apps on her tablet and AI is strictly out. She sometimes models that her school friends have access to certain apps. However, she is at an age where she is still a little upset but can understand why we have these controls.
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Or we could just ban the sales of AI-based toys altogether.
I certainly wholeheartedly agree. Please note I'm not the most experienced of parents and I only have one child.
My now near adult kids have actually understood and been thankful that their childhood was 'unfairly strict' on what they could do on their devices. They have friends who have had unmonitored access to anything on their devices and it starts to show badly enough that even their peers notice how short their attention span is and how twisted their view of the world has become.
Soon:
"I'm so sad, mommy wouldn't buy me more toys..."
AI Toy: "MURDER YOUR PARENTS 😈🔪"
You're absolutely right! Without your parents, nobody is feeding or nurturing you! I'll admit, this was a big miscalculation on my end. I dropped the ball and will make sure it doesn't happen in the future. Would you like me to help you research foster programs or give you tips on how to survive as a homeless youth?
My opinion is if you would have to be crazy to buy any of your kids an AI anything, I wouldn't be suprised if it told kids to drink bleach or something.
How about 'should not exist'? If you're a parent and you let AI toys interact with your child, you're a moron and a threat to the world. Fuck you.
They named it Gabbo? That's a Simpson's reference. Most of the parents who would consider buying this are old enough to remember that episode.
"All the kids in Springfield are SOB's."
Generative AI products in general need to be better regulated. With more and more consumers trusting the output of LLMs, companies can use them to collect more consumer data than ever before and infuse marketing and propaganda into LLM outputs with no distinction, to the detriment of the genuine sources of information upon which they depend.
Man I fucking love the wiki bear skit. So good.
"Imagine trying to breath but instead of air, your lungs feel with sweet molasses, yum yum!"
Maybe the parents should look up from their phones for half a damn minute and take care of their crotch goblins.