Could AI Make Your Morning School Run More Fun?

Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI – the company behind the popular AI tool ChatGPT – has stirred up a bit of a discussion with a new idea for parents. He suggested that families could use ChatGPT to create personalised audio stories or podcasts for their kids to listen to during the morning school run.

Think about it: instead of the usual radio or squabbles in the back seat, an AI could whip up a story tailored just for your child's interests. If your kid loves dinosaurs, the AI could create a tale about a dino adventure starring them. Mr. Altman sees this as a 'cool use case' – basically, a clever and useful way to use AI that most people haven't thought of yet.

Now, not everyone is convinced. While the idea of making commutes more engaging sounds good, some parents worry about how much screen time (even audio screen time) kids are getting. Others wonder if these AI-generated stories can truly replace the creativity of human storytellers or the simple quiet time on the way to school.

It highlights an interesting point about AI: it's not just for big businesses or complicated tasks. People are finding all sorts of creative, everyday uses for it. Whether custom podcasts become a morning staple for Aussie families or not, it certainly gets us thinking about how AI could change our daily routines in unexpected ways.