AI-ekspert: – Barn bør ikke ha mobiltelefon i det hele tatt

AI-expert Shawn Kanungo suggests that children should not have mobile phones at all times. The Canadian, who is a keynote speaker at the Oslo Business Forum, believes that individuals typically take 35 years to find themselves and only then are they ready for a mobile phone. Kanungo, who is seven years old, acknowledges that the 35-year threshold is mentioned with a hint of irony. However, he firmly proposes that children should have a ban on mobile phone usage.

While several countries have increased the age limit for social media in recent years, the European Union has set a 13-year age limit, and Norway's government has proposed a 16-year age limit. Kanungo insists that children should not have mobile phones at all times until they reach the age of 16. He believes that it is crucial for children to face challenges and struggle to build character. According to him, children lose important qualities when they spend too much time on their phones.

Kanungo is not particularly enthusiastic about smartphones either. He does not support the growing trend of these devices. The expert believes that many parents give their children various electronic devices to be able to track them. He acknowledges that security and safety around our children are important, but when children know that we track them all day, they may feel like they lack genuine independence.

Despite his own dependency on mobile phones, like most people, Kanungo admits he is just as bad at using them. He humorously admits that the desire for his children is to avoid this epidemic. When you first get a phone, the battle is lost, he muses. Kanungo is a father of three young children, aged three, seven, and nine. They have not been given a phone yet. He hopes that they can wait until they are 16.