The Chatbot Is Not the Parent: What Teens Still Need From Us
Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy

The Chatbot Is Not the Parent: What Teens Still Need From Us

B1IntermediateAugust 31, 202620 min

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore new teen focused safeguards in ChatGPT and what they can, and cannot, do for young people. They discuss emotional dependence, study tools, discernment, and the temptation to let AI replace the struggle and relationships that make learning meaningful. Parents will be encouraged to help teens use technology wisely while forming them to recognize trustworthy voices and stay rooted in relationships and truth that AI cannot replace.

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You know, we are designed to change culture, change the world, leave the world a better place. Information is not enough. We can't change the world with information.

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Don't be afraid of the dark. Be careful with stars. Not every light is going to guide you, baby. Not every light is going to guide you.

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So Dr. Kathy, today on the Celebrate Kids podcast in this daily segment, Facing the Dark, I want to look at some things that OpenAI, the parent company of chat GPT has launched into this last week on Monday,

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