There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’ – but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe
- Written by Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer in Communication, Deakin University
Over the weekend, Education Minister Jason Clare sounded the alarm about “AI chatbots bullying kids”.
As he told reporters in a press conference to launch a new anti-bullying review,
AI chatbots are now bullying kids […] humiliating them, hurting them, telling them they’re losers, telling them to kill themselves.
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