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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases but makes no promises.

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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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