Technology is helping children to be . Amazon has a new children's of its virtual assistant Alexa. It is called "FreeTime". The child- device will include a "Magic Word" feature. Actually, are two magic words: "Please," and: "Thank you." The is programmed to encourage children to say these two when they ask the questions. If a child asks FreeTime: "What is the city of Australia?" Alexa will answer and end its response with: "Thank you for asking so ." Amazon hopes children will copy the device and be polite.
The Magic Word is for people who think technology teaches children to be . Many smart devices say sentences without using any polite words. Parents say copy this and forget to say "please" or "thank you". Children also ask devices questions without being polite. Not is happy with this new . The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood said: "AI devices [get in the of] face-to-face interactions and child-driven that children need to grow." It said parents should spend with children and teach politeness.
