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I know I speak to a computer 99% of the day (programming, games, movies, sms, maps, etc), but please kill me before my future son gives me an AI to talk to. I agree with the cooking and showing me movies, but our jobs as sons can't be replaced.

On the other hand, if the robot makes snapchats with the elderly, that would be a way to bring our parents back into our lives.



Maybe! :)

But: http://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-to-sell-cuddly-companion-...

"ELIZA's creator Joseph Weizenbaum thought the idea of a computer therapist was funny. But when his students and secretary started talking to it for hours, what had seemed to him to be an amusing idea suddenly felt like an appalling reality." http://www.radiolab.org/story/137466-clever-bots/

In the meantime, parents need safe food. If anyone goes for this, good luck!




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