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Grandparents use AI to generate images of grandkids; millennial parents worry about privacy
Business Insider publishes story on generational divide over AI family photos
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Business Insider reports on the growing practice of grandparents and older relatives uploading children's photos to AI generators to create custom images, and the privacy concerns this raises among millennial parents. The story features examples including Ben Metcalfe's grandparents displaying an AI caricature and a mother named Jen whose own mother created images of her toddlers with Grok.
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“I understand that there was good intention behind doing it. At the same time, it's a major privacy concern.”
Ben Metcalfe
Ben Metcalfe Gen Z AI governance worker Jen 32-year-old millennial mother xAI AI company behind Grok chatbot Grandparents and older relatives Uploaders of children's images to AI generators European lawmakers Regulatory bodies
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