Thanks again for you bringing this research to light. These disturbing trends are happening so quickly, on top of a couple of decades of still not fully digested technology impacts that I’m not sure where we end up in 10 years.
I remember I received some similar comments when I first dated online; all my relatives thought I'd be a victim of a scam or fall for the wrong person. Turned out I met my partner ;)
I have godchildren. I can not imagine what it'd be like for them growing up with AI, that knows more than all their teachers, while also knowing nothing at all (given they don't know what they don't know... and they can't ask AI what they don't know... )
Given all the research I have read so far, what we (adults) can offer the best is support/ love/ connection.
Great piece @jing hu. I write about AI Ethics and would love to interview you about our dependency on AI and what it means to relationships and eventually cognitive decline! Please let me know
Thanks so much Michael, I am glad you enjoyed reading it!
It is hard to imagine being in their shoes. That said, it is also difficult for our parents or grandparents to understand how we interact and even find our love via the internet.
I hope it is just that we adults don't understand, but kids have their own ways of coping with the lightning speed of technological advancement.
I think that last part is spot on. Historically, how many times has a waning generation scoffed at the “kids these days.” And, generally, the kids are alright.
No one could foresee or even predict what the internet and then smartphones did to 80s kids. It’s not like we honestly hold up any real tradition that’s not wildly warped by unfathomable even magical concepts that were new to the world.
So the Zeds and Alphas grow up in a paradigm we can’t really pretend to comprehend, and we should be honest with ourselves when it’s just a paradigm we don’t like because we don’t understand.
Thanks again for you bringing this research to light. These disturbing trends are happening so quickly, on top of a couple of decades of still not fully digested technology impacts that I’m not sure where we end up in 10 years.
Thanks a lot for the support as always David!
You raised an interesting topic, a similar discussion we have in the earlier comment: https://open.substack.com/pub/jwho/p/the-silent-classroom-when-ai-eroded?r=2x3l2g&utm_campaign=comment-list-share-cta&utm_medium=web&comments=true&commentId=112721269
I remember I received some similar comments when I first dated online; all my relatives thought I'd be a victim of a scam or fall for the wrong person. Turned out I met my partner ;)
I have godchildren. I can not imagine what it'd be like for them growing up with AI, that knows more than all their teachers, while also knowing nothing at all (given they don't know what they don't know... and they can't ask AI what they don't know... )
Given all the research I have read so far, what we (adults) can offer the best is support/ love/ connection.
Great piece @jing hu. I write about AI Ethics and would love to interview you about our dependency on AI and what it means to relationships and eventually cognitive decline! Please let me know
Glad that you enjoyed it! And thanks so much for reaching out, I'd love to learn more about the interview.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZW7bEC4xRLtIFdFmxiV1b_B3hakUtZH1&si=44osjLOy1CEmmegB
Here are some episodes
I loved the Professor Ben Zhao interview! I sent you a chat message. Let me know how you would like to arrange it.
I find this so helpful in assessing AI's impact. Thank you
Glad you found it useful!
This was an excellent writeup. I wonder if this generation will end-up struggling with ambiguity.
Thanks so much Michael, I am glad you enjoyed reading it!
It is hard to imagine being in their shoes. That said, it is also difficult for our parents or grandparents to understand how we interact and even find our love via the internet.
I hope it is just that we adults don't understand, but kids have their own ways of coping with the lightning speed of technological advancement.
I think that last part is spot on. Historically, how many times has a waning generation scoffed at the “kids these days.” And, generally, the kids are alright.
No one could foresee or even predict what the internet and then smartphones did to 80s kids. It’s not like we honestly hold up any real tradition that’s not wildly warped by unfathomable even magical concepts that were new to the world.
So the Zeds and Alphas grow up in a paradigm we can’t really pretend to comprehend, and we should be honest with ourselves when it’s just a paradigm we don’t like because we don’t understand.