AI Robot Dolls Charm Their Way Into Nursing the Elderly
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AI robot dolls are being used to care for the elderly in Korea, sparking discussion on their role in addressing social isolation.
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Both are surrogates for the protective love a community member evolved to feel for new babies, but people aren’t having those so we need these to treat the symptom and not the cause.
Not sure why some think AI will lead to a baby boom though…