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Do chat bots cripple social skill development in children and teens?
For more from this Scientific American article click here.
There are similar concerns about the crimpling of human social skills when people resort to on-line social media to meet their needs for social connection.
We are still learning about the benefits and the deficits of AI and other social media. Children and teens seem to be earlier adopters than parents of these technologies which makes it challenging for parents to guide their children in the use of these devices and programs. The guidance in the use of digital communication technology is a new responsibility of parenting.
We are still learning about the benefits and the deficits of AI and other social media. Children and teens seem to be earlier adopters than parents of these technologies which makes it challenging for parents to guide their children in the use of these devices and programs. The guidance in the use of digital communication technology is a new responsibility of parenting.
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