“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child's eye - it is very beautiful.” — Kailash Satyarthi
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Will AI destroy childhood?
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Today, we’re pondering the place of ads and AI in the lives of children. To me it’s a chicken or egg. Is it the parent’s responsibility to de-platform kids or the platform’s responsibility?
Whatever you think, one or the other neither or both.
Things are getting interesting.
Roblox, a build your own world children’s game, is launching video ads and e-commerce. Retailers are even building plugin experiences for the platform.
I’m actually less concerned about the ads and more concerned with the personalization of the ads on impressionable minds. Ads are a revenue generation stream for most consumer businesses. But one needs to ask, were should the line be drawn when it comes to children?
Sad News
Redbox is going to the great toy box in the sky.
Mod Pizza was going bankrupt but some company bought them. There’s just better pizza experiences out there…may it should fail.
AT&T customer lost more privacy because they just got hacked. I really should’ve stuck with Verizon.
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