Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases but makes no promises.
  • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
    281·
    2 个月前

    Which is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      55·
      2 个月前

      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
        222·
        2 个月前

        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
          1·
          2 个月前

          Programmed emotional support isn’t new. ELIZA was written in 1966 & surprisingly effective given the crudeness of computers at the time

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
        111·
        2 个月前

        Yep, and that’s a shame. There should be some sort of government rating or warning put on stuff like that.