Ways to keep Kids Safe from AI

​Hey Everyone! Now this may not do my channel any favours, however I would not be a trusted creator or even parent, if I did not create a video outlining some simple steps to take to keep yourself and especially your kids safe when it comes to AI generated content. Here are three steps I take and let me just put the disclaimer that I am simply a parent and not an expert in cyber security. However if these make sense to you, then great!

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Step 1: It is super important that children do not watch content unsupervised. Of course, you cannot be in the room all the time but you must know what is being consumed by your kids or dependents.

Step 2: Only trust AI content that obviously claims and declares that it is in fact AI content. Anyone who does not do this is probably not doing it with care as some AI content is very close to reality.

Step 3: Always question what is being fed to you via your devices! Often AI content has some oddities like extra fingers or changes in textures. This is because AI content is newly generated and consistency is very tricky for these models.

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Now, lets go deeper into this for a short bit.

Step 1: Supervising kids is exhausting, however kids especially like to copy what they see. Whether that is their grown up, a TV character or even a friend from school. Kids are super absorbers in behaviours and knowledge and so the first step to protect your kids from AI content and some of its negative traits is to be on top of your overall safeguard for them.

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Step 2: As with all media and content, trusting the source is vital. All AI content should be declared so. Like this content, it is declared on our Bio, in our brand name and I repeat it so often it should be super clear. If content does not disclose it and then seems a little off, I would certainly question its authenticity. Now, AI content is, in my opinion a form of entertainment, however it will never take away the learnt skills that artists have worked so hard to get............ So really do your research on the creator and their transparency policies too! Do watch out that Youtube does not have clear markings for AI contents, but the other platforms all have indicators.

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Step 3: Always question what you see. This is not to encourage conspiracies but instead to suggest a healthy questioning of what is real. Just like any news program, journal and newspaper. All of the content comes from a perspective and will trigger some response. With AI content, some of the scenes we see will be fabricated and i think this is a nice reminder that the best way to learn about our world, is to go outside and be amongst it. I love it when people comment their true feelings on these videos and some are rude but often it is a good indicator that questions about my integrity as a creator and the reality of the content I produce can only help me stay honest and keep me in check.

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So, now to conclude. 

Being safe is super important and if you ever worry about a creator, the good news is you can go and watch other content. I won't be offended and as my main audience are my three kids, I will try my best to avoid the creepy AI and create good and engaging content. 

There are advancements in AI all the time, so if you watch this out of context it may all be wrong. However, at least I have tried and hopefully this helps you stay a little safer!

Thanks for watching and as always, be kind!