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Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi's avatar

What an interesting conversation. Thank you Gabby for sharing these perspectives. I prefer human knowledge and experience but I think the future is moving toward AI with a very high speed. I hope we will not forget how to have human interactions, community and support for each other. The future does worry for me when we think of the way the children are growing up now..

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DR Rawson's avatar

Where to begin? The quote you use from Hargrave covers a good part of it BUT. If you're a parent and you want to teach your child how to think beyond the box, teach them how to communicate with the wisdom of the ages and expand their own knowledge exponentially. Questions like, "What if we... Or what would be the anticipated result by changing... hopefully you can see where I'm going. Curiosity is one of the 25 Character Traits we teach young minds at TinyTales.Press. Adding AI as a teaching tool can expand one's knowledge and it's application of in ways not previously thought of.

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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár's avatar

Thank you for your comment, DR! I appreciate it. Curiosity is good to be active and activated in kids as much as possible. The question is will it be increased through the use of AI? Also, the question remains: from what age is it ok to use AI and how it will affect brain development in children? I plan to write on this too :) I am not against AI, I am very curious about this technology and its development. I am exploring the effects and need to use generative AI, especially in education.

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Francis Edwards's avatar

AI can be considered for Children as a ROBOT.

This robot can prevent them as independent thinkers.

Educators have the responsibility to present AI in this context.

Our new neighbor AI is here to stay.

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Karsten Ramser's avatar

Good article; thank you. In my experience, most people do not engage in critical thinking or cultivate an independent way of thinking. The manufacturing of sense is so highly developed that we often only begin to think for ourselves after a dramatic event. AI’s influence depends on its users—in this case, the parents. If parents use AI wisely, their children are also likely to do the same. And therein lies the point: thinking critically often means going against the mainstream, yet most of us tend to go along with the flow.

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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár's avatar

Thank you, Karsten. Your comment is wise. This was my first thought as well when I started researching AI in education. It all starts with the parents, who get involved or not in developing their kids' creativity, curiosity and critical thinking. The next in line are educators and then the immediate friends' our kids hang out with.

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Karsten Ramser's avatar

Indeed, not to forget Youtube, Influencer and all kind of social network. But when the parents are strong, rooted in a natural way of living, cultivating a high frequency of peace, serenity and compassion, they will be the greatest influence on kids. The family structure is undergoing a strong transformation, the classical family is difficult to maintain, may in the country side it is possible. AI can and will play its part, what may is good to do is, use it as a tool, without fear, and be aware of staying in contact and cultivating the NI (natural intelligence).

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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár's avatar

Thanks, Karsten! It would be worth discussing in a separate article the changes in family structure in the context of AI technologies and relationship transformations. How do we keep relationships human to human when communication becomes infiltrated with AI-automated responses? Not only in business, but even on casual community platforms.

In the context of family dynamics, how can we maintain certain limits when it comes to online communication versus traditional family gatherings when family members are fully present and sharing personal experiences? This leads back to parents and their leading by example.

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