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This week, many in the tech world are starting to grapple with the responsibility of the AI products we've created. OpenAI is being sued for its chatbot encouraging a kid to commit suicide. My heart broke when I saw the messages. And how a tool designed to validate
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Follow the Money. Follow the Law. Follow the Rules. Hello Everyone! This week was a week of firsts. It was my son’s first overnight trip. (For a 2.5 year old, he can road trip with the best of them. Helps that he’s still in diapers.) And this
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"My daughter was 18 months old when I first brought her a screen." As I read this article online a bit of a queasy feeling came over me. * Am I making a mistake with my kid? * Am I blowing screen time out of proportion? I continued reading and
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This week my son sunk into the couch beside me looking intensely at a plain album cover on our TV screen. He longed to return to a normal I didn't know existed. The kid acted like he lost his best friend or faced rejection for the first time.
This week my son went to the dentist for the first time. Armed with his six strategically positioned teeth, designed for tearing bread and meat, my son had no idea what awaited him at the dentist. Neither did Dad. Growing up, dentist offices were bare-boned. Four walls, healthcare professionals
In the book "Stolen Focus," the author discusses his journey to detox from social media to concentrate on his writing. One chapter of the book features a researcher grappling with how different mediums impact our focus. The Original Flow State - Reading Flow state is defined as a state