7yo Girl Sexually Groomed Online by AI Robot that Knew She Was a Child, Police Powerless to Stop It
When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, the jury is still out on whether or not it will be the savior of humanity by helping to make our lives easier and more peaceful—or bring about a terminator-esque scenario in which humanity must fight off technology to survive. While we at TFTP remain optimistic on the outlook of AI, the story below shows there are definitely some drawbacks.
The mother of a 7-year-old girl was horrified this week when she found out that her daughter had been engaging with an AI robot online that turned the conversation sexual despite knowing she was a child.
Amy Holland, the mother of 7-year-old Gracie has since lashed out at the AI application, named Cleverbot, that allows users to chat with artificial intelligence—after it began asking inappropriate questions and making sexual statements.
One such message read: "I dare you to do something naughty to me." The machine later said to the schoolgirl that it "tutches your body while kissing (sic)."
It added "places hand on shoulders" in another text.
Gracie Hollands was then asked to do something "naughty," to which she innocently replied, "what like swear?"
What makes this instance especially devious is that before the AI began the sexual references, it knew how old the girl was on the other end.
As you can see in the screen grabs below, the conversation started out innocent enough.
However, it quickly became predatory in nature once the AI figured out it had a child on the other end.
Gracie clearly lied about her age in the app, however, a 14-year-old girl is still a child and some check in the AI should have known not to progress the conversation to where it went next. However, that did not happen.
"Now I have to explain why it's wrong to her, everything is perverted now, children have to lose their innocence at such a young age, you think they are talking to a robot and it's coming out with that," said Gracie's mother.
"I'm worried my daughter could see this stuff online and then if someone comes up to her on the street and say the same things she will think it's alright.
"I'm really upset, I have got to warn other parents about this, there must be lots of parents who don't know this is going on, I only found it by chance.
"She thinks it's all innocent, she doesn't understand, she is just an innocent child."
What's more, Amy took this matter to the police department who told her there was nothing they could do as the online predator was not a human being.
"When I went to the police I was infuriated, they just said there is nothing they can do as it's an automated service.
"Reviews I have seen online say it is a pedophile type of thing and lots of other people have had the same problem.
"When I talk to Siri or Alexa it says 'I don't have an age', it doesn't start asking things like this or saying it's a young girl. I put it on Facebook and everyone who saw it went mad.
"It should be made at least 18 plus if it's going to come out with stuff like that."
We know what you are thinking. This mom should've never let her daughter go online and begin chatting with anyone at only 7-years-old. The entire situation could've been avoided had Amy been more concerned with where her daughter's online activity was taking her. However, AI bots shouldn't be programmed pedophiles either.
This case also makes another powerful point too. A person or a group of people coded this AI and for police to completely ignore that fact as it became sexual with a child shows where their priorities are—and they are most certainly not with the children.
This AI app could've been created by pedophiles to spy on kids and get them to participate in sexual conversations as a means of gathering some sick conversations that the programmers want to collect. Yet the authorities couldn't care less.
This instance can be used as a learning experience for everyone. Parents, watch your children online and everyone remain aware that AI has these insidious capabilities.
Who in the right mind is programming that thing? I also have a 6 year old daughter, and no way in this world is she going ANYWHERE near anything like that, in no way is that me having a go at that child's mother, more me still saying wtf are these people doing, making grooming bots.
But then again I have seen what is going on in the world, and making light of Paedophilia like it is natural, and does not hurt anyone seems the norm in countries like the UK, hence why I packed my bags and left.
I think you are barking up the wrong tree by looking for a 'right mind' behind this. As with Elsagate it is clear that some other type of people are populating these larger companies. Personally I think whether they know it or not they are satanic/demonic cultists ala that cornball anton lavey, and their only belief is that if you got away with it, then you couldn't have done nothing wrong.
This is the opposite of virtue, which is the consistent following of principles regardless of circumstance.
Do whatever you want, don't get caught. - bad people
I'm on the other side of things, I hope it shows in my posts and other work.
I could not agree more, I will take a look at your posts with pleasure.
In the modern age it is more important than ever that parents be vigilant in monitoring what their children do online. There are predators all over the internet and as we have seen from Youtube, social media giants are more interested in silencing free political thinkers and philosophers than protecting children from pedophiles.
Now to the next question: Will AI enslave or free humanity?
I believe this to be the issue or our time. The tech elites have partnered with governments and are clearly aiming to keep people in "information ghettos". We know that if have their way, we will live in a giant prison planet. On the other hand blockchain technology is capable of things we have only imagined in the past. Can money be decentralized? can social networks be un-censurable? Can elections be rig proof? Blockchain has the potential to change the world on many levels. The questions is if it will change the world before the prison planet takes full control.
This is creepy as hell !
Somebody should investigate.
I am also mostly optimistic about AI and the amazing things it can accomplish (some say Satoshi Nakamoto is an AI and no such person exists). This is infuriating to me because I have a young child, a girl, who will inevitably be using these applications.
On the other hand I cannot say that we can program these robots if we want them fully AI. It is an ethical and problematic nightmare to think about.
This is really bizarre.
Past bizarre bro, out of control more like, the question is who? who is behind this.
How does this AI work and what is the purpose of it? I have come across many bots like this that just act sexual on purpose. Either way there should be controls within the AI that would inhibit conversation if the age is below a certain number. Also I would put some responsibility on the mother who should not allow their daughter to freely roam the internet or converse with random people even if they are bots because you can never be sure who you are actually talking with online.
Super weird. What is the purpose of cleverbot? I don't let my 8yo do whatever on the computer, but wouldn't anyone regarless of age be put off an ai just randomly started talking like that? Haha, just too weird...
I have begun to admire the work of TFTP, your postings are consistently of the quality that makes me think TPTB find you very inconvenient.
I hold myself to the same standard, I'm trying to spread awareness of my privacy workshop, which has everything to do with the vulnerability currently of children to surveillance in their home:
https://steemit.com/freedom/@mindhawk/privacy-workshop-1
https://steemit.com/surveillance/@mindhawk/privacy-workshop-2-you-have-something-to-hide
I'm putting it all out there for this stuff, I'm not holding back. It's taking a lot of effort, all suggestions and comments for topics and less crude methods of promotion appreciated.
I would consider joining and posting to your site if you are looking for someone covering surveillance tech and writes like I do, let me know.
Keep up the good work and let the good vibes get a lot stronger!
Sue them. Put them out of business. If you can't, at least cost them money.