Ask HN: Do you let your kids use ChatGPT?

eibrahim | 7 points

How's that different then "should I let my kid use a calculator" ? I think you should teach them the trade offs. Now.. 10y old might be too young for the internet in general and some concepts that come with it. I don't think I got to a scientific calculator until I was 15

aprdm | 4 hours ago

If I ever have to have kids i would let them use things like ChatGPT when they are teenager I wouldn't trust an elementary schooler to use it the probably cant even understand it but I could see no problem letting a teenager using it... by teenager I consider around late 7th early 8th grade, I don't know any other country grade layout I'm referring to American grades (sry for any weird Grammer I'm not to well on that)

somesigmaperson | 8 hours ago

According to the OpenAI terms of use, no.

> Minimum age. You must be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required in your country to consent to use the Services.

al_borland | a day ago

> Should I let my 10-year-old use chatgpt

This is the dilemma I am facing at the moment.

ChatGPT is similar to calculator, you get answers fast, but your brain misses the training step to get better at calculations.

With calculator you are missing only one dimension/parameter of learning -> calculating things in your brain

With ChatGPT kids might lose training many other parameters -> thinking, seeking the knowledge, reasoning about cause and effect, coming up with possible next steps and so on.

throwaw12 | 14 hours ago

Do you let them use the internet? YouTube? ChatGPT is roughly the same thing but more sanitized.

muzani | 16 hours ago

use it for what?

bdangubic | 4 hours ago

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capestart | 16 hours ago

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onetokeoverthe | 21 hours ago