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Do you want a robot to be your emotional support friend or reminder to do things?

Iain

I saw this AI powered gadget that is claimed to provide emotional support and/or reminders to perform executive functions (take pills, drink water, wash etc):

https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/sharps-poketomo-targets-millennial-loneliness-with-a-glowing-meerkat-robot-ai

  • Poketomo is designed to provide emotional support, especially for women in their 20s and 30s
  • It combines cute design with conversational AI and syncs with a smartphone app to maintain a continuous relationship

I note other webites are talking about it being of use to dementure patients who need help reminding them when to take medication or for upcoming events.

I have no connection to the company by the way, but reading what people post here I can see some finding it of interest.

I wonder how much use this would be for autists with loneliness issues or executive function problems?

Would you consider something like this?

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  • I think I would find this helpful, as 95% of my time is spent alone so some things I need reminders without the stimulation of other people. I tend to remember what I need to do on the way to somewhere. The thing about all these technologies (as tools) is that they also need in put, if they were actual intelligent and learned what you needed without prompting that would be raising the bar, I think. Obviously no substitute for a real human you like.

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  • I think I would find this helpful, as 95% of my time is spent alone so some things I need reminders without the stimulation of other people. I tend to remember what I need to do on the way to somewhere. The thing about all these technologies (as tools) is that they also need in put, if they were actual intelligent and learned what you needed without prompting that would be raising the bar, I think. Obviously no substitute for a real human you like.

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