Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffed toys, UW study finds

Re:Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffe... by baoyudu on Thursday September 03, 2026 @04:53AM (#49547567)

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

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Re:Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffe... by mcc1ane on Thursday September 03, 2026 @06:50AM (#49548377)

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

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Re:Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffe... by KineticLensman on Thursday September 03, 2026 @09:01AM (#49549420)

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.

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Re:Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffe... by Junk_Collector on Thursday September 03, 2026 @10:04AM (#49550075)

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.

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Re:Kids go from curious to frustrated playing with AI-stuffe... by unrented7977 on Thursday September 03, 2026 @09:17AM (#49549564)

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

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