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A programmer built an AI Furby using ChatGPT for ‘complete domination over humanity,’ and millennials are both fascinated and horrified – https://www.insider.com/programmer-ai-friend-furby-robot-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-viral-2023-4
“For those unaware (anyone under 18, perhaps), Furbies were immensely popular when they were released in 1998 in the US. The owlish fluffy dolls were one of the first commercially successful “robot” toys, as they imitated speech and the slow process of learning a new language. Even though the toys were programmed to only speak certain words and phrases, the technology felt futuristic at the time.
Now, 25 years later, a programmer has used artificial intelligence to create a Furby that can speak in an authentic childlike cadence and can hold a full conversation — and it’s sort of terrifying.
“Hello there, it’s so nice to meet you. I am Furby,” the toy says in a video demonstration of its abilities that went viral on Twitter this week. “What would you like to talk about?””
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