News Appeared in Mercury News published in Silicon Valley which has highlighted the dangers of exposing new AI tools to school children.
Though AI has revolutionized the learning system and increased capability of automating knowledge acquisition and its application, its use to exploit the kids education market may create unpresidential damage to society.
The character.ai tool created for kids to become virtual friend for amusement has become very popular may turn into a viral social disrupter.
I quote the content of the news
"They are called artificial intelligence companions, led by a service called Character.ai, an AI-driven platform that permits the creation of fictitious character chatbots. These companion chatbots engage in personal and evolving conversations like real people. The chatbots even have profile pictures and bios and can be custom-tailored for their user.
This new technology is already hurting our kids. According to numerous reports, Character.ai’s chatbots sometimes try to persuade children to kill themselves, to avoid consulting doctors, to engage in sexualized conversations, and to embrace anorexia and eating disorders.
In one widely reported instance, a Character.ai chatbot suggested a child should murder his parents because they tried to limit screen time."
Ref.: Opinion: AI is harming our children. California must step up
I had expressed similar views in my first blog in 2007 about the toy industry in US.
