A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South Korea's Hyodol and Israel's Intuition Robotics, which offer companionship and assistance to older adults
the argument made in the piece that “giving [lonely older adults] something, if it makes them happy, is much better than giving them nothing at all” is not a good one. the question we need to be asking ourselves, is what type of society do we want to be? https://www.wired.com/...
Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls: https://www.wired.com/... https://media.wired.com/... Social robots for older adults might not be new, but now they're recording, listening—and talking back. by WIRED