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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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  • Would this robot thing be able to cope with a good arguement? I rarely get lonely for people as a lumpen mass, but I do miss a good conversational argument and sometimes even a row. Could it do an academic discussion or would it just parrot wikipedia?

    With my phobic reaction to masks, puppets and clowns, if a robot approached me, I'd be more likely punch it out of a phobic reaction, or run away screeming depending on my mood or where it was.

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  • Would this robot thing be able to cope with a good arguement? I rarely get lonely for people as a lumpen mass, but I do miss a good conversational argument and sometimes even a row. Could it do an academic discussion or would it just parrot wikipedia?

    With my phobic reaction to masks, puppets and clowns, if a robot approached me, I'd be more likely punch it out of a phobic reaction, or run away screeming depending on my mood or where it was.

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