• Chozo@fedia.io
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    12 days ago

    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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      12 days ago

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

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        12 days ago

        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.