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Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
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Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#172What you're building should be illegal. Educators who use these tools on children should face jail time.
It's hard to overstate the harm of the system you are building. Please understand, there is no way this idea is salvageable or any tweaks or safeguards can make it safe. If you've actually tested this on real children you've already risked extreme harm.
Please, stop.
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#174Earlier quoted context omitted.
how much do you think education costs in "Africa"?
Had they said in Europe or in Asia would you be doing this dance of just seeking to correct something perceived to be wrong on the internet? This: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48855732 is a much better comment of yours, even better were the swipe about arse talking to be removed.
Europe is tricky because of the EU but yes "poverty in Asia" is as meaningless as "poverty in Africa". At least care enough to know the specifics otherwise there is no point except grandstanding.
Also thanks for engaging with my comments but I said what I said.
Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#175Screen time is fundamentally bad for a five year old regardless of the content.
Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#176What are your thoughts about children in a Sudbury School model? These are democratic schools where children can do what they like in the day. Mostly they choose to play with other kids, games of imagination, though also doing screen time. One of the basic principles is that children figure out what they want to do and the learning comes along with it; the model views adults wanting children to learn something specif…
Hi! I'm Elizabeth (one of the co-founders of Ello). This is an interesting question. I actually think there is more overlap than people might assume, but it's a bit more because adaptability to various approaches to learning is part of the point. While I'm not deeply familiar with the Sudbury School model, I think there are various approaches to teaching kids that are successful because different approaches serve dif…
I have a child who has to use a speech board to communicate. Will Ello adjust itself to work with a non-verbal child? If not, is that in the plans?
Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#177This is bad and you should feel bad about it.
What the actual F? You can't be real man. Yeah, lets just monetize kids and ruin their lifes. What a great idea!
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#178Earlier quoted context omitted.
We could encourage parents to take an active role in tutoring their kids but I guess that's just entirely out of the question? Nah. Let's have AI do it
Yeah tell them to change things.. why didn't we think of that? Provide opportunities to make parenting less stressful like here so that they can involve more.. this reflexive anti AI luddite attitude isn't productive as it's just less signal and more noise..
A reflexive anti-AI Luddite attitude is the healthy default until there is overwhelming evidence otherwise.
We should be wary of all new technology until it’s proven to be a benefit to society.
Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#179Really awesome work! I've been trying to do some of this real time back and forth voice coaching myself and it's no easy feat. Congrats on the progress.
Yeah – this is hard stuff. If we're successful in getting the this right, our users won't be feeling any of the complexity.
> our users won't be feeling any of the complexity.
brother, your users are children that you try to manipulate
Re: Building a real-time AI tutor for 5-year-olds
#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not reflexive, I've spent a lot of time and effort considering why I think AI is bad for society.
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In many ways electricity is bad for society. In this particular case I think the benefits outweigh the costs. I do not the think the benefits of AI outweigh the costs.