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To teach kids about using sources, my friend’s nephew did a project on coyotes but one of the books they got from amazon said coyotes are 23 feet long. Disclaimer at front of the book said author and publisher not responsible for errors “due to the changing nature of the internet”. It was an AI book

I remember when Wikipedia wasn't a trusted source for essays and such because anyone could change the info. They gave us a list of "safe" sites to source that heavily limited the info and scope of the project.

Same! No wikipedia, but now kids are using ChatGPT as if it were Google. I wish I were kidding, this is so messed up.

Boy the hot takes of “But books have always said whatever they want” ain’t it. It’s so much worse now. So much worse. Media literacy and critical thinking should be part of the curriculum to offset the onslaught of misinformation. I’m child free by choice but I feel so bad for today’s kids

I zealously keep on top of my kid's Internet history, but even that's not enough. Many of the kids his age have their own devices at school and can look up and share just about whatever they want. It feels like the Wild West again but very much not in any kind of fun way.

That is so terrifying and is a full time job in and of itself! They’re constantly connected now. Jesus

Well yes but.. a part of good media literacy is taking in account the source (author, their political engagement, their sources) rather than the medium (book, website). Yes, books had to be more financed and approved before being published, but they aren’t more trustworthy just because they’re books