{"id":123460,"date":"2025-08-31T20:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/123460\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T20:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:56:23","slug":"heres-what-parents-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/123460\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s what parents need to know about artificial intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

ChatGPT, AI chatbots, and the growing world of artificial intelligence: it’s another conversation parents may not have planned on having with their kids. <\/p>\n

A new Harvard study <\/a>found that half of all young adults have already used AI, and younger kids are quickly joining in.<\/p>\n

Karl Ernsberger, a former high school teacher turned AI entrepreneur, says that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is here to stay. It\u2019s like people trying to resist the Industrial Revolution,\u201d Ernsberger said.<\/p>\n

Ernsberger believes tools like chatbots can be powerful for learning, but only if kids and parents know the limits.<\/p>\n

One example is \u201cRudi the Red Panda,\u201d a virtual character available for free in kids mode on X\u2019s Grok AI. When asked, Rudi can even answer questions about Arizona history.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe five C\u2019s of Arizona are Copper, Cotton, Cattle, Citrus, Climate,\u201d Rudi said.<\/p>\n

But Ernsberger warns that children may struggle to understand that Rudi isn\u2019t real, and that \u201cfriendship\u201d with a chatbot is different from human connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard for the student to actually develop a real friendship,\u201d he said. \u201cThey get confused by that because friendship is something they continue to learn about as they get older.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if Rudi was really my best friend, it replied: \u201cI\u2019m as real as a red panda can be in your imagination. I\u2019m here to be your best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

That, Ernsberger says, is where parents need to step in.<\/p>\n

For families trying to keep kids safe while exploring AI, Ernsberger\u2019s first recommendation is simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cUse it yourself. There are so many use cases, so many different things that can be done with AI. Just finding a familiarity with it can help you find the weaknesses for your case, and its weaknesses for your kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then he says if your child is using AI, be there with them to watch over and keep the human connection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key thing with AI is it\u2019s challenging our ability to connect with each other, that\u2019s a different kind of challenge to society than any other tool we\u2019ve built in the past,\u201d Ernsberger said.<\/p>\n

Regulators are paying attention, too. <\/p>\n

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, along with 43 other state attorneys general, recently sent a letter to 12 AI companies, including the maker of Rudi, demanding stronger safeguards to protect young users.<\/p>\n

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