‘Parenting hits different when you work in AI’: A San Francisco father is going viral for letting a chatbot read to his baby
According to a new San Francisco father, “parenting hits different when you work in AI .” Alvin Sng, a software engineer at AI company Factory, went viral for his AI-infused parenting technique—but not in a good way. In his since-deleted post, Sng said that when his wife asked him to read their newborn baby a book, he replied, “I can just play an audiobook from my phone.” When she objected that…
Alvin Sng, a software engineer at AI company Factory, went viral for his unconventional approach to parenting. In a now-deleted post, he explained how he could train an AI model to read bedtime stories to their newborn baby in his voice. This sparked controversy among social media users, with many criticizing his choice and questioning the long-term impact on the child's development.
Sng defended his decision, stating that he still wanted to spend time with his child, but wanted to automate tasks that didn't require his direct presence. He later deleted the post and expressed his intention to return to traditional parenting methods.
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