A reflexive reaction is to think this is bad: advertising, hallucinations, brainwashing vulnerable youth, etc. Viewed another way, I'd trust my kids around Google Gemini much more than on Fortnite or Instagram.
herbst · 16h ago
I get where you are coming from. However Gemini, at least the one the forced onto my phone, is kinda easy to be tricked into naughtyness.
lysace · 1d ago
This honestly feels like a really bad idea. And I'm an Alphabet/Google investor for like a decade now.
OhMeadhbh · 1d ago
Isn't this when someone says "stop it before it gets to the children!" ?
But yes... it could definitely be bad. Do we know enough about LLMs to guarantee they won't eventually be feeding kids <fill in the blank bad thing here>? And while I think many people's worries about their kids are overblown, this one could actually be a legitimate reason to pull out the "think of the children" line.
blibble · 21h ago
ah yes, "be evil"
reaperducer · 1d ago
This must be a proud moment for all of the Google execs.
I'm sure they feel the same sense of pride the tobacco execs did when they landed the first doctor as a spokesman.
But yes... it could definitely be bad. Do we know enough about LLMs to guarantee they won't eventually be feeding kids <fill in the blank bad thing here>? And while I think many people's worries about their kids are overblown, this one could actually be a legitimate reason to pull out the "think of the children" line.
I'm sure they feel the same sense of pride the tobacco execs did when they landed the first doctor as a spokesman.