An AI Friend

 Have you heard of this? "Friend:your new roomate is waiting."  It is worn as a necklace that picks up all of your habits, conversations, work, etc .  It uses AI to become your friend.  Friend is $129 and does not require a subscription. It has a 1 year warranty and is made in Canada. This is what it looks like:

This is what the company says is its purpose: 

The "AI friend necklace" is a wearable device that acts as an AI companion, designed to combat loneliness by listening to its wearer and offering conversational feedback via text messages and push notifications on a paired phone. It functions by continuously listening to your surroundings and conversations, and then processing that information to provide commentary, opinions, and answers to questions, much like a chatbot with perfect memory. The necklace can also be used as a content creation tool to generate story ideas from your day. 

Core functions

• AI companion: It simulates a friendship by offering commentary and opinions based on your surroundings and conversations.
• Conversational AI: It can answer questions and interact with you, with the AI's responses and "memories" stored on the companion app.
• Content creation: It can be used to identify interesting events from your day and suggest ideas for content like videos.
• Constant listener: The device has an always-listening mode to capture everything that is said by you and others around you. 

Potential concerns

• Privacy: The necklace constantly records audio and video from your surroundings, and the company states in its terms of service that users are responsible for complying with local laws regarding recording.
• Emotional impact: Some experts worry that users may begin to attribute human qualities to the AI, leading to emotional confusion and a skewed perception of relationships.
• Surveillance: The device collects and stores data from your environment, leading to concerns about surveillance disguised as a self-care or friendship tool. 

So, what do you think about it?  You can order one from this website.

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