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Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

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Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

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Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago
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Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases but makes no promises.
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    I’m assuming it runs on AI and the company has to provide the backend. So yeah, if you purchase something that requires a company’s infrastructure, it can certainly be bricked.

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      Which is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.

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        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.

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          I’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.

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            You should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.

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            Programmed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time

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          Yep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.

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            Or just a straight-up ban.

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      Self-hosting makes more sense every day.

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      And this is the lesson here!

      Take note folks.

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        Spoiler: No one writes down shit, this is the new normal

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          Strong alias!

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