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I e been wanting to do this with a basic stuffed animal now for a while. Just basic interactions with a child plus lessons and a voice would be game changing f

I e been wanting to do this with a basic stuffed animal now for a while. Just basic interactions with a child plus lessons and a voice would be game changing for the toy world.

ceejayoz 1y ago
Like using phones as babysitters, just 100x worse. I don't doubt someone's gonna invent it, but yikes. Imagine telling kiddo their beloved sentient toy is dead because mum and dad can't afford the ever-rising subscription fees anymore.
- mattigames 1y ago
  "Who was your best friend in your childhood?" "The AI teddy bear, definitely, I remember every single ad he would tell me, then I would nag my mom to buy me those toys, good times"
  - ceejayoz 1y ago
    "But then my dad lost his job so we had to kill him to save money. Sometimes I still snuggle his corpse."
    - coolcoder613 1y ago
      Careful with that ambiguity...
- floren 1y ago
  A teddy bear is too bulky for convenience. How about Tamagotchi but it talks to you. Talkagotchi. Basically that horrible Friend necklace but in a cutely-colored egg shape that clips to your backpack. I want to not be alive. edit: when my kid asks for one I'll know it's time to move the family to a cabin deep in the woods.
haiku2077 1y ago
If you like point and click adventures check out https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM... - one of the playable characters is an AI teddy bear and is a great character with fantastic writing.
- protocolture 1y ago
  5 minutes in: This bear is creeping me out. 5 hours in: YOU CAN DO IT BEAR, YOU CAN SAVE EVERYONE, ITS WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED.
efreak 1y ago
> "Teddy," he said, "I'm going to pull up flowers from the flower bed.” "No Davy . . . pulling up flowers is naughty . . . don't pull up the flowers.” The little voice squeaked and the arms waved. > "Teddy, I'm going to break a window.” "No, Davy . . . breaking windows is naughty . . . don't break any windows . . .” "Teddy, I'm going to kill a man.” Silence, just silence. Even the eyes and the arms were still. > The roar of the gun broke the silence and blew a ruin of gears, wires and bent metal from the back of the destroyed teddy bear. > "Teddy . . . oh, teddy . . . you should have told me," David said and dropped the gun and at last was crying.

I e been wanting to do this with a basic stuffed animal now for a while. Just basic interactions with a child plus lessons and a voice would be game changing for the toy world.

ceejayoz 1y ago

Like using phones as babysitters, just 100x worse. I don't doubt someone's gonna invent it, but yikes. Imagine telling kiddo their beloved sentient toy is dead because mum and dad can't afford the ever-rising subscription fees anymore.

mattigames 1y ago
"Who was your best friend in your childhood?" "The AI teddy bear, definitely, I remember every single ad he would tell me, then I would nag my mom to buy me those toys, good times"
- ceejayoz 1y ago
  "But then my dad lost his job so we had to kill him to save money. Sometimes I still snuggle his corpse."
  - coolcoder613 1y ago
    Careful with that ambiguity...
floren 1y ago
A teddy bear is too bulky for convenience. How about Tamagotchi but it talks to you. Talkagotchi. Basically that horrible Friend necklace but in a cutely-colored egg shape that clips to your backpack. I want to not be alive. edit: when my kid asks for one I'll know it's time to move the family to a cabin deep in the woods.

haiku2077 1y ago

If you like point and click adventures check out https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426010/STASIS_BONE_TOTEM... - one of the playable characters is an AI teddy bear and is a great character with fantastic writing.

protocolture 1y ago
5 minutes in: This bear is creeping me out. 5 hours in: YOU CAN DO IT BEAR, YOU CAN SAVE EVERYONE, ITS WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED.

efreak 1y ago

> "Teddy," he said, "I'm going to pull up flowers from the flower bed.” "No Davy . . . pulling up flowers is naughty . . . don't pull up the flowers.” The little voice squeaked and the arms waved. > "Teddy, I'm going to break a window.” "No, Davy . . . breaking windows is naughty . . . don't break any windows . . .” "Teddy, I'm going to kill a man.” Silence, just silence. Even the eyes and the arms were still. > The roar of the gun broke the silence and blew a ruin of gears, wires and bent metal from the back of the destroyed teddy bear. > "Teddy . . . oh, teddy . . . you should have told me," David said and dropped the gun and at last was crying.