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Children’s media specialists are sounding the alarm over AI YouTube videos that are supposed to be “educational” but are harmful.

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)
  • Get a laptop with a disc drive. Do not enter a WiFi password into the laptop.
  • Get a library card.
  • Get an HDMI cable.
  • Check out DVDs at the library.
  • Play them at home.

Ta da. 🎉 You have a way to entertain your kids, a reason to take them to the library, and a way to control what they're watching.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This will work for maybe 2 years, until all the corporate kid shows lay off their writers and replace them with AI

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

We still have around 80 years of media to go through 🥲

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hooking up the laptop to the TV. Gives it that authentic Saturday Morning Cartoon experience.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why not get a dvd player? Simplify the whole setup, and I bet you’ll spend less money.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

DVD players don't have Handbrake, VLC, and 2 TB of storage. 😉

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are there no mobile apps available with human-curated collections of children's videos?

YouTube is not going to be a place where you're going to have any reliable quality control. It's literally (by design) videos uploaded by anyone on the Internet. That's not by itself a problem, but the idea that it's a good way to keep very small children entertained is definitely not one I would agree with.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Libby will let you check out library books with your local library card. But they've started trying to replace their remote librarians with chatbots.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ok, books might not be what you want for children who can't read yet though. 😉

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Did you know you can check out DVDs too? Some libraries will let you borrow digital movies too.