Deepfake and digital consent: AI prompts need for new 'sharenting' skills
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Of course we love to record and share those everyday, cute, and/or standout moments in our children's lives. However, sharing them on social media in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) reaches far beyond exasperated cries from youngsters embarrassed by their parents' gushiness. Machine learning, AI, deepfake at the visual and audio levels are all members of a technological tsunami that's striking fear into our hearts as the old saying 'I'll believe it when I see it' becomes increasingly post-ironic. What do you think of this international campaign out of Germany, which shows parents being shocked by the revelations of a deepfaked future version of their little girl? Is it a salutary lesson, and if so, of what? The need to get a grip on our digital addictions and make more effort to learn/instil safety for AI natives? There are growing calls for an AI moratorium to allow meaningful regulation and legislation to be developed in the uncharted waters of ethics. Grandparents - very often an essential source of care for children as any / all parents in a household need to work - can be heard these days expressing bewilderment at or simply ignorance of the turbo-AI trend. This might be a hidden blessing, enabling the young workers and parents of the future to learn that different life approaches are still possible. Does the ad and its associated drive to educate children and everyone else about digital consent serve a necessary purpose or is it just more fear-mongering that needs a robust "Put that device away, we're going for a walk" response - from the child him/herself, even?
Keywords: Deutsche Telekom Share With Care, sharenting, digital literacy, parents sharing kids images, digital consent, future consent, AI ethics, social media safety for children, AI deepfake, artificial intelligence and child safety, adam&eveBERLIN
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