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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.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I do miss a good conversational argument and sometimes even a row.

    I don't think they are designed to promote conflict like having an arguement.

    I'm starting to have a lot more sympathy for the tech in your house LOL.

  • in reply to Iain

    I did actually mean an academic type of argument, a robust exchange of views, sometimes a row, would it lsten to me rant? Would it end up with an inferiority complex?

    Why do the Japanese always want things to look cute? I don't find a lot of that sort of stuff cute, I find it creepy.

  • in reply to Iain

    Thanks for the link Iain, but I won't be looking at it there are enough things in life that give me the ick without searching for more.

    One fo the reasons I went off so many cartoons is because of the influence of Japan, all the figures look so angular, there no softness, all sharp points and edges. I've never been able to get on with animae or manga either.

    I do find thier attitudes towards women and children disturbing, but then theres so much that I find odd about their culture, I know some people are fascinated by it, but whenever I've seen it on telly, it looks like a nightmare.

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  • in reply to Iain

    Thanks for the link Iain, but I won't be looking at it there are enough things in life that give me the ick without searching for more.

    One fo the reasons I went off so many cartoons is because of the influence of Japan, all the figures look so angular, there no softness, all sharp points and edges. I've never been able to get on with animae or manga either.

    I do find thier attitudes towards women and children disturbing, but then theres so much that I find odd about their culture, I know some people are fascinated by it, but whenever I've seen it on telly, it looks like a nightmare.

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