Zoe Kleinman
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I've seen so many applications for artificial intelligence. What, for you, are the most exciting?
I've seen so many applications for artificial intelligence. What, for you, are the most exciting?
But a lot of those jobs, even the ones you've just mentioned, are done by people, aren't they? I mean, Microsoft talks about taking the drudgery out of work. But for lots of people, the drudgery is the work.
But a lot of those jobs, even the ones you've just mentioned, are done by people, aren't they? I mean, Microsoft talks about taking the drudgery out of work. But for lots of people, the drudgery is the work.
Is there anything that you think AI either cannot or should not do?
Is there anything that you think AI either cannot or should not do?
If you've never seen Roblox... Imagine a brightly coloured animated world. But the difference between this and a conventional video game is that you are the designer. Users can create their own games within this virtual world and share them with others.
If you've never seen Roblox... Imagine a brightly coloured animated world. But the difference between this and a conventional video game is that you are the designer. Users can create their own games within this virtual world and share them with others.
Dave Buzuki co-founded the company in 2004 with the late Eric Castle, and it is now played by millions around the world. But the platform hasn't come without controversy. Around 40% of its users are under the age of 13, some as young as eight.
Dave Buzuki co-founded the company in 2004 with the late Eric Castle, and it is now played by millions around the world. But the platform hasn't come without controversy. Around 40% of its users are under the age of 13, some as young as eight.
From concerns about harmful content in the game's user's design to accusations the platform enables grooming, Roblox has sometimes made headlines for the wrong reasons.
From concerns about harmful content in the game's user's design to accusations the platform enables grooming, Roblox has sometimes made headlines for the wrong reasons.
Last year, Roblox announced new safety features, including stopping under-13s accounts from being able to send direct messages. But this doesn't mean older children can't still message with adults. We set up two accounts, one as a 15-year-old and one as a 27-year-old. We were able to get around Roblox's chat moderation systems.
Last year, Roblox announced new safety features, including stopping under-13s accounts from being able to send direct messages. But this doesn't mean older children can't still message with adults. We set up two accounts, one as a 15-year-old and one as a 27-year-old. We were able to get around Roblox's chat moderation systems.
We won't describe exactly what we sent, but we were able to ask the teenage account for their social media details outside of Roblox. When I offered my phone to Dave Bazzucchi to show him the evidence, he didn't take the phone and did not look at the screenshots we'd taken.
We won't describe exactly what we sent, but we were able to ask the teenage account for their social media details outside of Roblox. When I offered my phone to Dave Bazzucchi to show him the evidence, he didn't take the phone and did not look at the screenshots we'd taken.
What would you say, what's your message to parents who don't want their children on Roblox?
What would you say, what's your message to parents who don't want their children on Roblox?
I am a proud child of immigrant parents. With dreams and dignity and hard-working hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last.
I am a proud child of immigrant parents. With dreams and dignity and hard-working hands, and I am the first American of Dominican origin to accept an Academy Award, and I know I will not be the last.