Post-90s Parents Start Using AI to Comfort Kids - AI is Surprisingly Good at It
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According to CCTV News, AI has begun integrating into daily life. A couple of Tsinghua and Peking University alumni from the post-90s generation have even used AI to comfort their child, and the AI proved remarkably effective at calming the child down with just a few words.
The mother shared that yesterday, their child Xiao Shi'er fell into a puddle while riding a scooter at the school basketball court.
While the physical impact from the puddle wasn't severe, several parents nearby couldn't help but laugh when they saw the child fall. The child, seeing that people were laughing at them, suffered a psychological blow and burst into uncontrollable tears.
The parents tried comforting the child for a long time without success. Eventually, the father took the child to the car and asked the AI whether the other parents' reaction was appropriate.
The father asked: "Hello AI, my 5-year-old child accidentally fell into a puddle while riding a scooter, and other parents actually laughed at them. Was that the right thing for those parents to do?"
The AI responded: 1. It sounds like your child had an unpleasant experience today. A 5-year-old falling is already worrying, and those parents were really too much—how could they treat a child like that?
2. This kind of thing is infuriating; they should know it’s completely wrong.
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Laughing at a child who fell shows a serious lack of empathy.
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Your child is absolutely in the right—they deserve better treatment and understanding.
While the AI was responding, the parents nodded vigorously in agreement. Surprisingly, after hearing these words, the child immediately stopped crying and felt better.
The parents shared their experience in a video titled I Used AI to Comfort My Child, and It Actually Showed Empathy, which received widespread praise from netizens. Some even said they learned from it and would use AI to comfort their children—or even their partners—in the future.
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