The AI Chatbot Childhood Is Officially Here

人工智能聊天机器人童年时代正式到来

What A Day

2025-08-19

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The conversation surrounding artificial intelligence in the US is hard to avoid right now. Powerful companies like Nvidia are making AI chips, doctors are using AI to revolutionize and enhance healthcare, and companies like Waymo have implemented the technology in self-driving cars. But even with all these advances, concerns continue to grow over how children are using AI. Reports about chatbots engaging children in "sensual" conversations have led to amplified concerns. However, others have found that students and teachers alike are using AI to complete schoolwork and create class assignments. For more information about the intersection of AI and America's children, we spoke with Lila Shroff, Assistant Editor at The Atlantic. And in headlines, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spruces up for his White House visit, President Donald Trump rants about the evil that is mail-in ballots, and MSNBC is changing its name to MS NOW. Show Notes: Check out Lila's work – theatlantic.com/author/lila-shroff/Call Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Tuesday, August 19th.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day,

  • the show that learned that the Cambridge Dictionary added DeLulu,

  • Tradwife, and Skibbity to its pages this year.

  • This is also the show that refuses to learn what Skibbity means.

  • On today's show, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House in a blazer.

  • And in a shocking turn of events, President Donald Trump doesn't shout at him.

  • And MSNBC announces it's changing its name to MS Now.

  • But let's start with artificial intelligence.

  • The AI conversation is pretty inescapable right now.

  • The most powerful companies on the planet are making chips for AI.

  • Doctors and researchers are using AI to diagnose diseases and create new cures.

  • If you've ever taken a self-driving car like a Waymo,

  • those vehicles use AI to keep you, allegedly, safe.

  • But you've also probably heard about other uses for AI.

  • Here's a clip from News Nation over the weekend.

  • concerns over artificial intelligence continue to grow by the day some parents now more worried about their kids access to ai and it comes after a leaked meta internal document reviewed by reuters which detailed policies on chatbot behavior allowing the bots to engage in quote romantic conversations with children yes

  • as we told you last week meta ai allowed its chatbots to quote engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,

  • while also offering false medical information and, oh yeah, some racism too.

  • After Reuters reported on the guidance, Meta said that it had changed its rules for content that,