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minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up175arrow-down2·4 miesiące temuWelcome 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-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down1·4 miesiące temuI’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-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·4 miesiące temuWhich is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up55·4 miesiące temu99.99% 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-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·4 miesiące temuI’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
minus-squareDragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 miesiące temuYou should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
minus-squareint_not_found@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 miesiące temuProgrammed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 miesiące temuYep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 miesiące temuSelf-hosting makes more sense every day.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·4 miesiące temuAnd this is the lesson here! Take note folks.
minus-squareguldukat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 miesiące temuSpoiler: No one writes down shit, this is the new normal
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.
I’m confused how a robot even CAN be emotionally supportive. I didn’t even know this was a thing.
You should go watch Big Hero 6, then. You’ll get a very good idea of how a robot can be supportive.
Programmed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time
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.
Self-hosting makes more sense every day.
And this is the lesson here!
Take note folks.
Spoiler: No one writes down shit, this is the new normal
Strong alias!