Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refundsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1688
arrow-up1688external-linkStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refundsarstechnica.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoWhich is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up54·2 months 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-up20·2 months agoI’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoYou should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
minus-squareint_not_found@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-up10·2 months agoYep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoSelf-hosting makes more sense every day.
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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.
You should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
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.
Self-hosting makes more sense every day.