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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

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A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago
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Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing shortages.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37869574

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  • BzzBiotch@lemmy.world
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    Let’s throw a clanker at a problem that obviously needs a human solution. What could go wrong?

    Also: would it maybe be cheaper to just hire a human for this? Seems like the development of such a machine would be much more expensive that just hiring a guy.

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      I suspect a seven year old little girl wouldn’t ask for too much salary either. /s

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        I’m guessing cute bandaids and an ice cream cone would be sufficient.

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    The idea isn’t new or evil per se, since anyone that had to spend 2+ days in a hospital knows how dreadful it can feel. The problem here is relying on current AI tech, which may end up suggesting suicide during the chats, and the companies’ pinky promises that your privacy and data won’t be leaked or sold to the lowest bidder

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      I agree, but usually the vendor picks the highest bidder ;)

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    I take it the people who designed this never had an evil genius 7 yo daughter who constantly terrorized their parents?

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    Bruh, just give them a cat to pet lol

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    Is it bad this is the first thing I thought of? I can’t imagine people won’t do absolutely horrifying things to a robot programmed to act like a 7 year old

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQcNYb3DydA

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      Found a former long time reddit user.

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