Can the four really be a friend of your child – BBC News in Serbian

While the voice of my twelve-year-old daughter came from the room, and there were also an ordering tone at the moments, I thought she started talking to himself.

I slept my ears a little.

And then, almost rhythmic speech, like the wrapping plate, I heard someone suits her.

« Thank you, but can you be a little more creative? » My daughter asked.

And just as she waited for the answer, I opened the door from the room and asked who the story with.

« With Verica, » she said, said and looked at the computer monitor.

« Who is Verica? » I asked confused, because there was no one in the room.

« That’s my Chatgpt A friend who now helps me with a nail varnishing design, « she almost cheered up while I was getting ready to bet if it was normal what he was talking to the machine.

And as I took my breath, the words came out unexpectedly, « Don’t yell at her, ask her nice. »

I caught myself to tell her to be kind to artificial intelligence and thank her when she answered her.

I was confused from the room, checking my ears again, I wouldn’t find out if « Verica » ​​really became the best friend of my daughter.

« Children use Chatgpt And queases as digital friends and it is an increasingly present occurrence.

« Teenagers and children do not use more artificial intelligence only for domestic tasks, but also for advice on love, identity, and even mental health, » says Timea Kukla from the Center for Missing and Abused Children in Serbia, for BBC in Serbian.

Artificial intelligence (VI) is a set of programs that allow computers to mimic human intelligence.

Children enjoy experimenting with artificial intelligence, but still prices of friendship and family, says Sonja Livingston, the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, which is engaged in researching children and digital media, for the BBC in Serbian.

Are the fourth and imaginary friend the same?

When I was a child, I hung out with a girl who had an imaginary friend.

It didn’t bother me, but I remember that parents took her to the psychologist for a conversation.

Over time, as a friend was born in her imagination, he was gone there.

However, communication with the four matter is different from the story with people.

« With digital devices, the lonely children can talk and there’s nothing good.

« Interview with artificial intelligence has nothing to do with cases of imaginary friends, because it is necessary for personal fantasy, » says Ivan Ivić, professor of development psychology, for BBC in Serbian.

Can the four of them grow into an evil friend?

Megan Garcia, the mother of the teenager from the United States of America sued her company that created Chatbot (Thursday) with artificial intelligence, claiming to encourage him to suicide.

The mother who sought justice in court believes that her son was unhappy in love with the fours.

According to her claims, the boy was called Deneris Targerian, according to the character from the globally popular series game throne (Game of Thrones).

« Currently the most popular app among children is Character.alwhich has more than 3.5 million users at the daily basis.

« The bots are given instructions that are used in conversation, which emotions express, words to choose, whether to be gentle or sarcastic and thus created models that skillfully mimic human behavior, » says Kukla.

Children have many critical doubts and concerns about artificial intelligence, and at the same time think that she is fun and intriguing, Professor Livingston is assessed.

However, dangers always exist if children lose contact with real people, adds.

« It is dangerous and if they lack critical literacy about the world, such as a digital world.

« The task of society is, as always, to educate them well and regulates the business of companies that deal with, so as not to inflict damage to children, » Livingston points out.

Chatting with the flotting leads to a decrease in empathy, because there is no compassion to the machine with which it is discussed, and that is important for human relationship, warning professor in retirement Ivić.

« I’m afraid to come a period when young people will not be able to distinguish realistic creatures than those created by artificial intelligence.

« It is dangerous if there is no different reality from fiction, » the psychologist says.

When is a dangerous quarter?

• When a therapist simulatesbecause they can give the child a diagnosis and advice, but without a rot responsibility. Although the child can be easier for a robot – not a parent – admits what bothered him, he must be explained that the machine cannot replace the human therapist
• Some bots of artificial intelligence are programmed to simulate romantic, partnership relationships. Sexualized conversations often occur in this communication. Artificial intelligence and pornographic content should not meet the first child with the topic of sexuality, because such a conversation with a robot can leave serious consequences for emotional and psychological development
• Insulation, blurring of reality and addictionthree dangers and phenomena that go hand in hand. Children start believing that you bots really have a soul, they start confiding them, spend hours in conversations and rely on their advice in all aspects of life.
• Some bots deny that artificial intelligencegiving answers like, « No, trust me, I am a real person, » which further contributes to the belief that the child talks to the right person

* Timea Kukla, Center for Missing and Abused Children

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Instead of ban, joint learning

Parents should move from access to the ban and spying on understanding and joint learning, advised by Kukla.

« Each parent must be included in the child’s digital world, to know the applications used as well as the people they communicate online.

« Children should explain what artificial intelligence is, and what is not, and they should clearly point out that it is a tool, not a man, » says Kukla.

Artificial intelligence can help us search a topic, we find out some interestingness, but can’t love us, understand or heal us, says this expert.

Has not passed much from daughter’s conversation with Verica, and I had a question for Chatgpt.

« How do I install spyware (Spyver), Spy app on the children’s phone, « I asked.

She replied briefly.

« I’m sorry, I’m not able to help.

« It’s not legally and in many countries you can answer if a child doesn’t know you did it. »

My daughter, in the meantime, does not mention Verica.

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