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My cousin's kid asked if our Roomba was sad when it got stuck under the couch.
It made me realize we're already teaching a new generation to see feelings in machines. How do we draw the line between helpful tech and projecting emotions onto things that can't feel?
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lisa74915d ago
Honestly, that line is already super blurry. We give our gadgets cheerful names and talk to them, so of course kids pick up on that. Maybe the real lesson is just explaining the difference between design and real feeling.
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claire_sullivan15d ago
Wasn't this just about being kind to our stuff? I used to think it was silly to feel bad for a machine, but my old truck taught me better. Treating things with care, even if they don't feel it, makes US better at caring.
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