A.I. Reflection

One thing about A.I. that stuck with me was the way the children treated David. Turkle discusses in her book how children act more violently towards toys and robots. Children are already confused by robots and the line between real and simulations of real. I think that if robots like David were real it would confuse children even more. If children were willing to be cruel to a simulation would that cruelty transfer to a real person? I know the mother in A.I was feeling some confusion about how to view David and feel about him. If adults are confused children are even more vulnerable.