An AI startup promises to call your elderly parents for you if you don’t have time, or simply don’t want to, and we tested out the service.

  • drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    alternatively just

    don’t?

    You can legally just not talk to your parents. The cops aren’t gonna arrest you for that. You don’t have to pay a techbro startup to avoid your parents.

    • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 days ago

      Normalizing what this will undoubtedly become is what this “pre-purchase” spin tactic is all about: if you’re not the one choosing words to share with your elders, someone else is — and that “someone” will be told/programmed per cutting-edge profit-focused forecasting, etc.

      Get ready for deeper fleecing of the elderly that even the elder “care” industry can’t reliably get away with these days. 🤢🤦🏼‍♂️

      They’re not yet coming after you, personally.

      Yet.

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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      8 days ago

      Right? What kinda weird ass do you have to be to fake communication with someone like family…either grow a pair, be truthful and just don’t ever communicate, or call them. It’s mighty pathetic to hear people would even consider this crap.

      Anyone I find out uses this horseshit is blacklisted from my life even if it wasn’t used on me. Those people are not worth it