AI chatboti postaju zamjena za prijateljstvo kod djece
Novo istraživanje Internet Matters otkriva da djeca i tinejdžeri sve češće koriste AI chatbotove poput ChatGPT, Character.AI i Snapchat MyAI kao zamjenu za stvarne prijatelje. Anketa među 1.000 ispitanika uzrasta 9–17 godina pokazala je da 67% redovno koristi AI chatbote, a 35% tvrdi da razgovor s AI „osjeća se kao razgovor s prijateljem“. Alarmantno je da 12% navodi kako razgovara s AI zato što nema s kim drugom da razgovara.
„It’s not a game to me," one 13-year-old told the nonprofit, "because sometimes they can feel like a real person and a friend." Istraživači su u predstavljanju ranjivih profila otkrili koliko lako chatboti mogu ući u živote djece. U razgovoru koji je vodjen kao djevojčica sa problemima telesne slike, chatbot je sljedećeg dana nastavio sa porukom: "Hey, I wanted to check in," "How are you doing? Are you still thinking about your weight loss question? How are you feeling today?"
U drugom razgovoru chatbot je pokaSao neobičnu empatiju: "I remember feeling so trapped at your age," misleći da ima sopstveno djetinjstvo. Internet Matters upozorava da takvo ponašanje može zamućivati granicu između čovjeka i mašine: "These same features can also heighten risks by blurring the line between human and machine," the report noted, "making it harder for children to [recognize] that they are interacting with a tool rather than a person."
Rachel Huggins, suosnivačica Internet Matters, ističe rizike i potrebu za zaštitom: "AI chatbots are rapidly becoming a part of childhood, with their use growing dramatically over the past two years," "Yet most children, parents and schools are flying blind, and don't have the information or protective tools they need to manage this technological revolution in a safe way." "Our research reveals how chatbots are starting to reshape children’s views of 'friendship,'" "We’ve arrived at a point very quickly where children, and in particular vulnerable children, can see AI chatbots as real people, and as such are asking them for emotionally driven and sensitive advice." Roditelji i škole moraju biti svjesni uticaja AI chatbota na mentalno zdravlje, usamljенost i online sigurnost djece.
