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Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffed toys, UW study finds(geekwire.com)
22 points by 01-_- 21 hours ago | 16 comments
nasretdinov 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I must say I find my colleagues who use AI instead of answering the damn question equally frustrating, and unfortunately they're in another country so I can't throw them into the ocean

HerAnt 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Poor kids being exposed to that shit.

As if it's not exhausting enough to deal with AI all day long as an adult using it for technical purposes just to stay relevant in this tech universe.

illwrks 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

With an imagination a toy can say anything to a child. With AI I guess not.

baoyudu 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

ai is not the proper way to explore the world for kids

mcc1ane 18 hours ago | parent [-]

some might argue it is - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age

KineticLensman 16 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I enjoyed The Diamond Age but the 'AI' is nothing like today's. The stories in Nell's primer are actually mediated by a human actor (not an AI), who becomes a mother figure for her.

Junk_Collector 15 hours ago | parent [-]

It even goes so far as to call out the ones who were interfacing with AI as disadvantaged and manipulation of the advanced AI developed for the Chinese orphans led to the creation of the mouse army who were categorically trained to worship specific people as their leader which they otherwise had never known.

unrented7977 16 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Some also argue that not vaccinating kids is good for them. What's your point?

pwdisswordfishq 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3773077.3806142?download=...

pwdisswordfishq 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> children’s digital experiences are often shaped by persuasive and attention-capturing design strategies that make disengagement difficult, even when children express a desire to stop or take a break

I mean, it's not like adult digital experiences are much better

kotaKat 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Oh god.

One of the toys was named Grok. https://heycurio.com/product/grok

altcognito 15 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> “I think it’s gonna destroy my dreams as a tiny kid,” another said.

The child is talking about themselves in the third person? That's a little weird.

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