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Monitoring Students’ Chatbot Conversations Is Big Business Now (gizmodo.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 69 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Problem: children are depressed, have nobody to talk to, and want to kill themselves

Solution: pervasive surveillance to make sure they learn that they cannot express themselves in any way, shape, or form, fully preparing them for the digital hellscape we've created

Like sure, the chat bots shouldn't be encouraging people to kill themselves or be used in the first place but this is 100% the worst possible response.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

We don't treat kids right and this shit is part of the problem

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 14 points 3 weeks ago

And that's how you make sure these kids will never want to have kids of their own.

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Big business is screwing us all in new ways.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Because who wouldn‘t love to live in society where minors are being stalked by strangers for profit?

[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, kids.

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Derp Giz. Since when where chatbot communications not valuable to the provider? Consider yourself surveilled er'time.

[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

[–] aurelar@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently 96% of elementary school children now have laptops they take home from school? I'm glad I grew up in an era when we all had our own computers not owned by the government. 😂 It seems like absolute hell to be a kid these days. Constantly monitored and tracked by adults who want you to remain pure and innocent forever, not allowed to grow or explore anything on your own. And they wonder why kids aren't independent and don't want to learn anything.