"Children who spend time with a robotic companion appear to pick up elements of its behavior.

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Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky

"Children who spend time with a robotic companion appear to pick up elements of its behavior. New experiments suggest that when kids play with a robot that's a real go-getter, for instance, the child acquires some of its unremitting can-do attitude."

Some parents "have complained that Amazon's Alexa personal assistant is training their children to be rude. Alexa doesn’t need people to say please and thank you, will tolerate answering the same question over and over, and remains calm in the face of tantrums. In short: it doesn’t prime kids for how to interact with real people.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603708/what-happens-when-robots-become-role-models/

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  1. Vb WyrdeFebruary 27, 2017 at 6:08 PM

    Kids need to learn good behaviors from their parents. If that is done well, then it suffices. If it is not done well, no matter how they are designed, robots won't help.

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  2. Jessica MeyerFebruary 27, 2017 at 6:26 PM

    Vb Wyrde yes, but at least they shouldn't make it worse then.

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