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Teaching Alexa, are you friends with our kids?

Alexa, are you friends with our kids?

The tech giants are racing to get digital assistants into our homes - the Amazon Echo Dot currently has a 40% discount during Amazon Prime Day - but debate rages over whether they are suitable for children.

Zoe Kleinman
BBC News

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Should children have AI devices?
STANDARDS:
RI.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RI.2 - Main Ideas, RI.6 - Author's Purpose

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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