What does it mean to raise a child in the age of AI? One father is finding out through play

What does it mean to raise a child in the age of AI

One father is finding out through play. Kim Jung-gu writes prompts so that the AI acts like a tutor

explaining concepts for his space-fascinated son. It also gives ideas for drawings and turns them into videos

I'm a teacher. It's nice to meet you. Today we will make a special documentary book for you

We go to the library first, once in a week. And then we explore some books

And then we make like a normal drawing session using the AI

Five-year-old Dohan loves planets and sometimes asks more questions than his parents can answer

He asked me, what is Yota? And actually, I didn't have any idea what Yota means

I go good, but I didn't have any answers of it. And I just asked to chat to PT, just type, even misspelled Yota

It just gave the right answer, what it is. And I found that it could be really great if I make some knowledge powerful for him

Because the creativity comes from the curiosity, but I believe that that creativity can grow from the knowledge

So I found the potential that AI could help out those kinds of creativity growth

Experts say the time spent with AI should be adjusted according to children's ages

They also say critical thinking is key. The focus should not be on AI alone

What is more important is how does that child view JGPT? If the child does not have any educational experience on learning about how to view these technologies then the child will just view it as someone with greater power and knowledge

And that will eventually lead to obeying to the technology. Across South Korea, AI is becoming a growing presence in public and private education

But the speed and direction of these developments have raised concerns, especially when the tech is used in tracking students' learning

They're trying to create a big data of students and try to decide what they should learn

And I think that is a big problem right now because what students should learn should be, it should be decided by teachers and students themselves

It should be decided by humans, not by machines, because right now, AI is a black box

We don't know what's going on in there. So it's a very good example of how AI is already controlling the society

Kim says he approaches AI with caution, but believes it's important to teach children to use it as a lifelong tool through play without depending on it

My idea is they need to know how they can leverage in terms of using AI for their creativity and their education

European policymakers are moving to introduce AI literacy in education, a step UNESCO calls essential to bridging the digital divide and fostering inclusion