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  • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
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    Which is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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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.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        I’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.

        • int_not_found@feddit.orgEnglish
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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

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
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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.