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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•4 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.
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.