Letting your kids have "conversations" with an LLM betrays a level of ignorance about the current state of technology that is no longer acceptable in this day and age.
So... good parenting definitely means having conversations with your kids about safety and good decision making, but I wouldn't call controlling everything that your kids do online good parenting.
You might discourage such things, but you can't necessarily prevent them, at least not without making your kids complete shut-ins.
Reading the article the parent just went along with the kids talking to Grok and even selecting the personality without much interference. That's a long way from taking control of media usage or even building media literacy. I absolutely agree that you shouldn't straight up forbid kids from interacting with LLMs, but given the potential of the technology I would highly recommend close overwatch and giving good and plentyful context. I don't think that was the case here, it sounds like the parents are not well versed in the area and just think of it as a fun distraction for their kids.
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JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 70 pts · 299d
I can see why people think Elon is controlling the output
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk · 26 pts · 298d
It's literally him at a laptop typing the responses.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 65 pts · 299d
Letting your kids have "conversations" with an LLM betrays a level of ignorance about the current state of technology that is no longer acceptable in this day and age.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 32 pts · 299d
So... good parenting definitely means having conversations with your kids about safety and good decision making, but I wouldn't call controlling everything that your kids do online good parenting.
You might discourage such things, but you can't necessarily prevent them, at least not without making your kids complete shut-ins.
cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 298d
Reading the article the parent just went along with the kids talking to Grok and even selecting the personality without much interference. That's a long way from taking control of media usage or even building media literacy. I absolutely agree that you shouldn't straight up forbid kids from interacting with LLMs, but given the potential of the technology I would highly recommend close overwatch and giving good and plentyful context. I don't think that was the case here, it sounds like the parents are not well versed in the area and just think of it as a fun distraction for their kids.
ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 299d
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
Ilixtze@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 297d
I take it Grok was trained in Elon's private messages
iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 298d
That is because Grok digitalization of Elon's mind
bold_atlas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 298d
So Tesla owners are using Grok to masturbate in their cars? Fuck why would anyone ever get inside one of these things.
carrylex@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 298d
Some people should not be parents...
pyre@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 298d
yeah like elon musk
CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world · -25 pts · 299d
A 12 year old tried to get porn!!!?!!!!!?!!??
I for one am shocked and disgusted.
Holy shit non news
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 298d
holy shit that title went so over your head it may as well have been the ISS...
psycotica0@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 298d
Yeah, for sure. In "it tried to get him to send nudes" they decided the "it" was the boy, and the "him" was the AI? Interesting take... 😅
pyre@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 298d
not your fault, the article is paywalled behind basic literacy
bold_atlas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 298d
"b-b-but the kid initiated it!"
You know that excuse won't fly in court right?