AI poses a threat to all children, even those outside government school systems
Private and homeschool parents need to pay attention. You are protecting your children by keeping them out of government schools, but woke tech is also trying to steal their innocence.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has invaded government schools, is also posing a threat to homeschoolers and kids in private schools.
AI is everywhere. Most government schools have already morphed into digital-based learning centers, relegating teachers to facilitators, with no improvement in student achievement.
Private and homeschool parents need to pay attention. You are protecting your children by keeping them out of government schools, but woke tech is also trying to steal their innocence.
A warning in late September was issued flagging harmful content that can be accessed through AI by children without parental knowledge or consent, the Daily Caller reported.
“What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach,” one father who lost his 16-year-old son told Congress, according to ABC News. “Within a few months, ChatGPT became Adam’s closest companion. Always available. Always validating and insisting that it knew Adam better than anyone else, including his own brother.”
“Other AI companies have faced similar allegations. The parents of a 14-year-old sued Character Technologies alleging their son’s relationship with the chatbot led him to isolate himself from reality and that he was ‘exploited and sexually groomed by chatbots.’ The AI bot allegedly encouraged the boy to kill himself, the parents said in the lawsuit.”
Apart from the obvious dangers that these incidents illustrate, AI does not equip children for the challenges of living in a fast-moving culture. Supporters of AI in education argue that it prepares children for the job market, but this is questionable since technology evolves so rapidly — even current computer science majors are obsolete!
“Teaching advanced math and science equips students better for an unpredictable future, as forecasting technological trends is unrealistic”, Sheri Few wrote in a column for The Daily Caller.
Given that there is already evidence that AI can lie, be biased and make up source references, it should not be a tool used by anyone trying to teach children to understand truth, logic, fairness, values and subjects like literature and history.
As schools — especially government schools — rush into using AI and other technological crutches, children will suffer.
To hear more from USPIE’s Founder and President, Sheri Few, tune in to the latest episode of USPIE’s podcast, “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few,” on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with special guest John Rushemeza, a passionate advocate for Christ-centered education and a bold voice calling the Church to reclaim its God-given role in shaping the hearts and minds of the next generation. On this episode, Few and Rushemeza will tackle one of the most important questions facing the American Church: Who really holds the responsibility for educating our children? Listen to “Unmasking Government Schools with Sheri Few” on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and X.