delichon
17 hours ago
> he said he was concerned the law could “unintentionally” impose a total ban on the use of AI chatbots by minors.
To a lot of people here that's a feature. I don't think so. It would put California minors at a huge economic disadvantage to kids in other places. One state can't put AI back in the box. I think California has the right to run that experiment, but Newsom made a wise choice in stopping it.
bigyabai
17 hours ago
> It would put California minors at a huge economic disadvantage to kids in other places.
This feels like conjecture. Can't we just as easily reason that kids with access to AI become complacent and reliant on non-authoritative sources?
I think we need a proper A/B test before we conclude these things for certain.
user
16 hours ago
more_corn
15 hours ago
From my speaking to teachers banning children from AI would result in a massive gain for them. Kids are phoning it in and having ai do all their thinking. They’re not learning to think and write and communicate.
Nasrudith
13 hours ago
Have you heard the maxim that unenforceable laws only breed contempt for the law? Do you remember your days as a minor and how well forbidding the fruit worked?
This "for the children" law would be widely flouted.