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Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sJkbiaTMGX8/parents-are-worried-the-amazon-echo-is-conditioning-their-kids-to-be-rude
Parents Are Worried the Amazon Echo Is Conditioning Their Kids To Be Rude
Quartz has a story today in which it documents several concerns from parents that Amazon Echo (and perhaps other AI-powered devices) is conditioning the kids of this generation to be rude. "How?" You ask. For one, unlike a human parent who gets annoyed listening to the same question numerous times, Amazon Echo doesn't mind that. From the report: "I've found my kids pushing the virtual assistant further than they would push a human," says Avi Greengart, a tech analyst and father of five who lives in Teaneck, New Jersey. "[Alexa] never says 'That was rude' or 'I'm tired of you asking me the same question over and over again.'" Perhaps she should, he thinks. "One of the responsibilities of parents is to teach your kids social graces," says Greengart, "and this is a box you speak to as if it were a person who does not require social graces."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/sJkbiaTMGX8/parents-are-worried-the-amazon-echo-is-conditioning-their-kids-to-be-rude
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