AI generations by Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET
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AI can enhance kids' art without replacing their creativity.
Starting with original drawings keeps the child as the artist.
Simple prompts help kids learn ethical, hands-on AI use.
I write a lot about AI tools for work, and I've been trying to figure out how to introduce my 4-year-old daughter to them without turning AI into a magic "make stuff for me" button.
I recently saw a CBS Sunday video of actor Ethan Hawke saying he's "so bored" by AI, and that one thing he loves about theater is that AI can't do it.
"I feel I couldn't be less interested in computers and fake things," he said. "I like people. I like the way they smell. I like the way they talk, and I like the way they think. I like to think of AI as a plagiarizing mechanism. You know, that's all it is."
He also said, "I know it's going to change the world, and it's screwing everybody up, and I'm not in denial about that. But I'm in open rebellion." As a writer first and foremost, I couldn't agree with him more. But as a tech journalist, I also know for a fact that AI is already changing the world, and I want my daughter to be prepared for that reality.
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