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AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately

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'When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."' I'll take this over "I love you too!" What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler?

We got gifted a toy dog that could sing the alphabet, which was annoying, but acceptable. Its other stock phrase was ‘I love you’. We got rid of it pretty quickly.

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As a parent, most parents are trash. I don't know why, maybe it's capitalism, laziness, low iq, poor education, poor role models, trying to make kids happy and allowing whatever they want? Idk. The amount of terrible parenting I have witnessed in 5 years of my child's life....is...terrifying. I could write a book about. One small story, we attend a kids party, the kids are 4 year old. This lady comes with a child, th…

> I could write a book about.

You should - Perhaps it can gain notoriety and start waking people up to their bad habits. I've witnessed so much terrible parenting both in public from strangers and from people I know. It's unfortunate how easy it is for anyone to have a kid, qualified or not.

Re: AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately

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'When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."' I'll take this over "I love you too!" What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler?

I gotta hand it to the toy, it was prepping the kid for today's social world.

> What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler?

Grimes. When I read she's involved, I thought "that tracks". She's... a character. Think Björk, only not as smart, and a real pick-me girl for the techbro set. Anyway I don't think she entirely gets how humans work.

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post #15

'When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."' I'll take this over "I love you too!" What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler?

I gotta hand it to the toy, it was prepping the kid for today's social world. > What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler? Grimes. When I read she's involved, I thought "that tracks". She's... a character. Think Björk, only not as smart, and a real pick-me girl for the techbro set. Anyway I don't think she entirely gets how humans work.

Grimes is to Bjork as Scott Stapp is to Bruce Springsteen.

Re: AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately

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post #15

'When one five-year-old said, "I love you," to the toy, it replied: "As a friendly reminder, please ensure interactions adhere to the guidelines provided. Let me know how you would like to proceed."' I'll take this over "I love you too!" What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler?

I gotta hand it to the toy, it was prepping the kid for today's social world. > What kind of person is giving an AI toy to a toddler? Grimes. When I read she's involved, I thought "that tracks". She's... a character. Think Björk, only not as smart, and a real pick-me girl for the techbro set. Anyway I don't think she entirely gets how humans work.

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