The article further discusses the potential safety concerns of AI-generated content for children, as well as the potential for AI to address issues of diversity and representation in children's literature. However, it also warns of the risk of AI becoming a crutch in households where children may need more personalized attention. The article concludes by suggesting that AI-generated stories could be used as a starting point for parents to create their own stories, and emphasizes the importance of crediting the original creators when using their characters or stories.
Key takeaways:
- London-based developer Luke Warner used OpenAI's GPTs to create a story generator featuring characters from the popular children's show, Bluey, for his young daughter. The bot, called Bluey-GPT, creates personalized stories based on user inputs.
- While AI-generated stories can provide personalized content for children, they raise legal and ethical concerns, particularly around copyright and trademark infringement. Warner received a takedown notice from OpenAI for his Bluey-GPT due to these issues.
- Despite the potential for AI to generate personalized stories, the quality of these stories is often lacking. They can be generic, dull, and may not always be safe or appropriate for children.
- There are concerns about the ethics of using AI to generate stories, particularly if the AI models were trained on the work of writers without their knowledge or compensation. However, some suggest that AI-generated stories could be used as a starting point for parents to create their own unique tales.