South Africa, Feb. 2 -- A series of negotiations ensue with a variety of stuffed animals and strange shaped crafts offered up for possible consideration. The teacher in me is adamant that show-and-tell needs to be more educational and something beyond the forgotten Pokemon fished out of the bottom of the stuffed toy basket.

Two weeks ago, the last suggestion was a photo of an Armoured Bush Cricket or Koringkriek, sent by grandparents who live in Zimbabwe. The teacher in me was delighted. Until said six-year-old asked my husband and I for facts for the show-and-tell.

Enter ChatGPT.

Set up by my husband specifically for our six-year-old (appropriate guardrails in place and voice prompted to be six-year-old friendly), our child sat for th...