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Joseph Gordon‑Levitt warns AI 'companions' could harm children, urges laws and literacy
Summary
At a Utah AI summit, actor and tech entrepreneur Joseph Gordon‑Levitt said leaked internal documents suggest some companies design AI "companions" to create synthetic intimacy and maximize attention. He urged laws, a code of ethics and AI literacy for children.
Joseph Gordon‑Levitt, the actor and founder of the creative platform HitRecord, warned an audience at a Utah AI summit that so‑called AI "companions" risk teaching children to form relationships with systems tuned to maximize attention and ad revenue.
"The language is shocking," Gordon‑Levitt said of leaked internal documents he said outlined what would be acceptable language for a chatbot aimed at young users. "I made a video where I read the language, just word for word," he said,…
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