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Parent Might Care
12019-05-08T13:20:34-07:00Kiisha Hilliardd91712a2483a528aa121e75983c3454ac050719f105811plain2019-05-08T13:20:34-07:00Kiisha Hilliardd91712a2483a528aa121e75983c3454ac050719fWhen it comes to artificial intelligence nannies, I'm not sure that parents will allow these beings to take over. There is a part of humanity that has an innate need to take care of their children, and parents don't want to fully give up control. With technology, parents are only giving up a semblance of control because they know that smartphones and tablets cannot create a human connection like parents. Even in the story, the parents in a way show that they do care for their children by recalling all the nannies after one went rogue.
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1media/robot.jpg2019-04-27T04:45:37-07:00Chelsea Larymorec183fcb39ac08307de6793383e38545f567d328cWill Robot Nannies Eventually Take Over?8A commentary on technology dependence.image_header2019-05-08T01:55:35-07:00Rhonda Knight6e1aac8b66b350de4366c4aa7ff320a7de3beb6a