Using AI to Monitor Kids Online

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 23, 2007 @04:58AM from the ok-yeah-sigh-think-of-the-children dept.

eldavojohn writes "An Australian startup believes that the best way to protect your children online is through an artificially intelligent software program. The inventors of this idea are banking on children's attachment to pets. The creature's 'cuteness' and helpfulness will ingratiate the software with the child, so that he or she will respect it and listen to it, or even find it as a likable companion. Agent-based internet applications are nothing new but for concerned parents, this might be an admirable solution to what is perceived by many to be a growing problem. From one of the inventors: 'Of course, we're also planning to release a version of the Moji IM for teenagers and adults, but we're focusing on children at the moment.'"

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Re:Not another one.. by Thansal · 2007-01-23 05:42 · Score: 4, Informative

torturous, defective, and ridiculous

well, you got 2 outta 3 right. I was NOT defective. It was VERY good at reporting your browsing habbits so that they could be sold.

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