Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refundsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1697arrow-down110cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up52·2 days ago99.99% of the people willing to buy an emotional support robot for their children will have no idea what the words you said even mean.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·2 days agoI’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
minus-squareint_not_found@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoProgrammed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoYep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
99.99% of the people willing to buy an emotional support robot for their children will have no idea what the words you said even mean.
I’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
Programmed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time
Yep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
Or just a straight-up ban.