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Why Parents Should Be Concerned About AI Barbie

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What happens when Barbie becomes your kid's AI best friend?

Look, we're already watching kids lose basic human skills because they can Google everything. Now Mattel wants to stick ChatGPT into toys so your eight-year-old can have deep conversations with Optimus Prime about life's meaning. Stanford says nobody under 18 should be touching this stuff, but apparently corporate profits trump child psychology. We're about to witness the first generation that never has to imagine anything because their toys will do it for them. Meanwhile, we're racing toward a 15-hour work week where robots do everything, leaving men, especially, scrambling for purpose in a world that no longer needs their Protestant work ethic. The future looks like either Ready Player One or we all become batteries for our robot overlords - and honestly, I'm not sure which is worse.

Listen now to discover how to protect your kids' humanity in an increasingly artificial world.

Topics Discussed:

  • Why AI-powered toys represent a bigger threat than Terminator's Skynet
  • How ChatGPT integration removes children's need for imagination and creativity
  • The concerning link between AI exposure and mental health breakdowns in young people
  • Why Stanford researchers say no one under 18 should use AI technology
  • How losing our imagination muscles affects human development and problem-solving
  • The coming economic disruption of widespread job automation and universal basic income
  • Why men's mental health will suffer most when work-based identity disappears
  • How virtual reality and AI dependency mirror dystopian movie predictions
  • The difference between helpful technology and creativity-killing shortcuts
  • What happens when an entire generation grows up with "AI privilege"

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Content provided by Jeremy Grater, Zach Tucker, Jason Haworth, and Joe Villegas. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jeremy Grater, Zach Tucker, Jason Haworth, and Joe Villegas or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

What happens when Barbie becomes your kid's AI best friend?

Look, we're already watching kids lose basic human skills because they can Google everything. Now Mattel wants to stick ChatGPT into toys so your eight-year-old can have deep conversations with Optimus Prime about life's meaning. Stanford says nobody under 18 should be touching this stuff, but apparently corporate profits trump child psychology. We're about to witness the first generation that never has to imagine anything because their toys will do it for them. Meanwhile, we're racing toward a 15-hour work week where robots do everything, leaving men, especially, scrambling for purpose in a world that no longer needs their Protestant work ethic. The future looks like either Ready Player One or we all become batteries for our robot overlords - and honestly, I'm not sure which is worse.

Listen now to discover how to protect your kids' humanity in an increasingly artificial world.

Topics Discussed:

  • Why AI-powered toys represent a bigger threat than Terminator's Skynet
  • How ChatGPT integration removes children's need for imagination and creativity
  • The concerning link between AI exposure and mental health breakdowns in young people
  • Why Stanford researchers say no one under 18 should use AI technology
  • How losing our imagination muscles affects human development and problem-solving
  • The coming economic disruption of widespread job automation and universal basic income
  • Why men's mental health will suffer most when work-based identity disappears
  • How virtual reality and AI dependency mirror dystopian movie predictions
  • The difference between helpful technology and creativity-killing shortcuts
  • What happens when an entire generation grows up with "AI privilege"

----

MORE FROM THE FIT MESS: Connect with us on Threads, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok Subscribe to The Fit Mess on Youtube

Join our community in the Fit Mess Facebook group

----

LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:

  continue reading

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