@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agoStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refundsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1715cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1715external-linkStartup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refundsarstechnica.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square116fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)linkfedilinkEnglish175•7 months agoWelcome to the “brand new world” of IOT hardware where you are the product and continued service depends entirely on how you can be monetized.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish47•7 months agoI’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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•7 months agoWhich is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink55•7 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•7 months agoYep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish22•7 months 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•7 months 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)linkfedilinkEnglish9•7 months agoYou should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
minus-squareguldukatlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-27 months agoSpoiler: No one writes down shit, this is the new normal
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•7 months agoSelf-hosting makes more sense every day.
Welcome to the “brand new world” of IOT hardware where you are the product and continued service depends entirely on how you can be monetized.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And this is the lesson here!
Take note folks.
Spoiler: No one writes down shit, this is the new normal
Strong alias!
Self-hosting makes more sense every day.