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by dabbledash 93 days ago
'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?

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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.
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.