If you’ve watched any Olympics coverage this week, you will more than likely have seen an advert for Google’s Gemini AI called “Dear Sydney.” In it, a proud father turns to Google’s AI chatbot for help on behalf of his daughter, who wants to write a letter to her idol and world-record-holding hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. But what does that say about the scope of AI, and the tasks that Google sees it replacing? For @npub1aza6...sm60 writing for @Ars Technica it puts him on edge. “Rather than using LLMs to automate tedious busywork or difficult research questions, “Dear Sydney” presents a world where Gemini can help us offload a heartwarming shared moment of connection with our children,” he says. Here’s more.

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Outsourcing emotion: The horror of Google’s “Dear Sydney” AI ad

Opinion: "Help my daughter write a letter" is not the same as "Help me with boring busywork."

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AI hardware hasn’t always lived up to its expectations — yes, we are looking at you Rabbit and Humane — but a new neck-worn device called Friend is hoping to change that, as an AI companion to combat loneliness. The $99 necklace is "always listening" (though the company has said no recordings are stored), and will send messages to your phone in response to your questions, as well as be proactive in its messaging too. [@Techcrunch](

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Friend's $99 necklace uses AI to help combat loneliness | TechCrunch

AI hardware is all the rage in startup land -- though receptions have thus far been mixed. Two notable examples, Rabbit and Humane, released device...

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