> This cuts into a deeper problem: lack of good role models.
> Current AI is an incompetent role model. Theoretically AI can be a good role model, and such a chatbot talking to kids would be a good thing, but current AI is far from that.
In my opinion, a lack of role models is itself caused by too much advanced technology. Technology too easily takes away human interaction and replaces it with machine interaction (c.f. books by Richard Stivers for more detail). People have instincts that will always override their rational realizations and advanced chatbots, social media, and the internet is too addictive and over time, children will have fewer chances to interact with role models precisely because of the technology.
> Current AI is an incompetent role model. Theoretically AI can be a good role model, and such a chatbot talking to kids would be a good thing, but current AI is far from that.
In my opinion, a lack of role models is itself caused by too much advanced technology. Technology too easily takes away human interaction and replaces it with machine interaction (c.f. books by Richard Stivers for more detail). People have instincts that will always override their rational realizations and advanced chatbots, social media, and the internet is too addictive and over time, children will have fewer chances to interact with role models precisely because of the technology.