> “…I found them pretty off-putting coming from a computer that of course couldn't care less and isn't a living thing I have a relationship with.” I’ve prolly

> “…I found them pretty off-putting coming from a computer that of course couldn't care less and isn't a living thing I have a relationship with.” I’ve prolly complained about it here, but Spectrum cable’s pay by phone line in NYC has an automated assistant with a few emotive quirks. I’m shocked how angry that robot vote makes me feel. I’m not a violent person, but getting played by a robot sets me over the edge in my work day. Reminds me of a BoingBoing story from years ago about greeter robots being attacked in Japan. Japan has a tradition of verbally greeting customers as they enter the building and large department stores will have dedicated human greeters stationed at the entrance. IIFC this was a large store who replaced human greeters with these robots. Rando customers were attacking these robots. I now know how they feel.