Marissa Mayer Faces Backlash After Using AI for Daughter’s School Assignment

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has sparked online debate after saying she used an AI assistant to help describe her nine-year-old daughter for a school assignment. Mayer said the teacher asked parents to list three qualities that made their children special. She turned to her AI app, which suggested that her daughter was empathetic, creative and an animal lover. Some social media users criticised the move, arguing that a parent should be able to answer such a personal question without AI. Others suggested the anecdote may have been shared to draw attention to the app.

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