Marissa Mayer's AI parenting anecdote draws backlash
Read original source →techcrunch.comMayer said her new app Dazzle generated three bullet points describing her 10-year-old daughter as "empathetic, creative, and an animal lover" for a school birthday presentation. Activist Leah Greenberg called the disclosure a sign Silicon Valley has "diverged from the rest of humanity"; Mayer later said she was testing a prototype.
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