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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish26•1 day agoWhich is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink49•1 day 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-square@Lost_My_MindlinkEnglish19•1 day agoI’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 hours agoProgrammed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)linkfedilinkEnglish7•17 hours agoYou should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•1 day agoYep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
Which is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
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
You should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
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.