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Post by rokbenko » Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

bilater wrote: post #246

EvanAnderson wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I have no interest in a relationship with a robot. I think I could, if it meant I could keep the experience of having a pet. I've had cats going back to my twenties. I dearly love my fifteen y/o cat. She's my last cat, though. As I approach fifty I've grown tired of hefting bags of litter and food, stooping to clean up after her, taking her to the vet, and administering her medication. When she's finally dead (whic…

Yes, and robot pets aren’t going to look like clankers. They’ll be warm and furry and imitate the sounds and movements of real pets. I think people still imagine robots as some cold metallic insert-Stephen-Hawking-voice thing, and it’s pretty clear even with today’s tech that’s just not what they’re going to be.

Post by rokbenko » Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC

jCalamari wrote: post #5

AI is coming for pet market too.

Post by rokbenko » Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC

grommz wrote: post #60

Made in China with a 500% markup. No thanks, I will wait for the Chinese version for less than $100.

Post by rokbenko » Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 9:19 AM UTC

jjtheblunt wrote: post #132

lrvick wrote: post #77

Now that Nvidia owns huggingface, I fear their days being able to support open source products are over.

i don't think they do. i think they are trying still to get approval to acquire huggingface.

Post by rokbenko » Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC

59percentmore wrote: post #102

It's not worth it if you can't have a swarm of them that debate philosophy in their off time.