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Re: Microduck

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Post by tokai »

dgellow wrote: post #17
kodoman wrote: post #14

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why not?

Because it’s a lie. And is pushing for even worse sycophantic products > Emotional AI Support, Powered by Intelligence Targeting emotionally vulnerable people with AI promises is pretty disgusting

Years ago I worked with developmentally disabled people, that absolutely loved animals but could never be left alone with one much less own one. This kind of product would have brought so much joy to those people.

Re: Microduck

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Post by amelius »

dv_dt wrote: post #16
amelius wrote: post #12

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And can it walk back to a charge station and hook itself up?

Add a hack to repurpose a phone wireless charger pad?

My main question is if it would be able to find its way back.

Re: Microduck

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Post by dgellow »

tokai wrote: post #21
dgellow wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because it’s a lie. And is pushing for even worse sycophantic products > Emotional AI Support, Powered by Intelligence Targeting emotionally vulnerable people with AI promises is pretty disgusting

Years ago I worked with developmentally disabled people, that absolutely loved animals but could never be left alone with one much less own one. This kind of product would have brought so much joy to those people.

I don’t deny there is a market for it

Re: Microduck

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Post by kodoman »

dgellow wrote: post #17
kodoman wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why not?

Because it’s a lie. And is pushing for even worse sycophantic products > Emotional AI Support, Powered by Intelligence Targeting emotionally vulnerable people with AI promises is pretty disgusting

Honestly I feel that way for the whole AI friend industry that is developing, from AI boyfriends and girlfriends to just kind of AI 'friends'. But this sort of thing is a sort of robot pet and I think the dynamics are different. Some one replacing a robot cat with a cat is not an evil thing in the way that trying to substitute human relationships are.

Re: Microduck

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Post by dgellow »

kodoman wrote: post #27
dgellow wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because it’s a lie. And is pushing for even worse sycophantic products > Emotional AI Support, Powered by Intelligence Targeting emotionally vulnerable people with AI promises is pretty disgusting

Honestly I feel that way for the whole AI friend industry that is developing, from AI boyfriends and girlfriends to just kind of AI 'friends'. But this sort of thing is a sort of robot pet and I think the dynamics are different. Some one replacing a robot cat with a cat is not an evil thing in the way that trying to substitute human relationships are.

I agree, just don’t lie about it. You can present it as a cute little robot pet without problems. No need to say “it expresses and feels emotions like a real cat”. The AI industry has normalized lying about your products to a whole new level, that shouldn’t be acceptable
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