Google Gemini AI (formerly 'Bard') being marketed at children and parents

Yuk.

Conditioning children to use, and depend on, AI 'assistants' is highly toxic.

Just my view.

There is already an influx of 'smart speakers' constantly listening/spying on people's daily lives (mostly people who love the 'smart home' idea) and that's toxic in itself. The home especially is supposed to a private and confidential 'safe space'.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

I ishare your misgivings completely, but your home privacy is invaded by "smart speakers" only if you buy and use them.

I don't have one, and won't.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

@ArishMell Agree with you, but when you go to other private or business premises with smart-home devices, you either have to choose to not go in, or put up with the intrusion.

I've not had this situation come up with dating when a potential date has smart-home devices, but it would probably turn me off going to her house knowing that 'the entity' would be constantly listening and 'judging' . Not exactly a good way to stimulate sexual confidence. 8-)

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@zonavar68 Tur, but we spend more time in our own homes than others', and many businesses are probably more careful about easvesdropping than many private households are.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

Got rid of my smart speaker after a couple of months . It was a freebee for signing up to something else which I wanted. Tried it out, read up on it and weighed the pros and cons before realising that it was just another dust collector for the number of times I actually used it. Gave it away.

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