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Why Marissa Mayer's AI parenting anecdote received such a strong reaction on social media

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BY María José Gutiérrez Chávez

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Many people use AI for routine tasks like drafting emails or answering quick questions. But former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer used it for something that social media users aren’t necessarily thrilled about.

In a New York Times interview published over the weekend, Mayer revealed that when tasked with coming up with three bullet points to summarize what made her 10-year-old daughter special, she asked AI for help.

“It came back and was, like, your daughter is empathetic, creative, and an animal lover,” Mayer told the news outlet.

Mayer served as Yahoo’s CEO from 2012 to 2017 and was Google’s first female engineer.…

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