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Scenario

How smart homes teach children to expect robotic relationships

I use voice assistants to control my lights and music but my toddler now expects everything to obey her voice and has tantrums when real people do not respond like Alexa.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Designing environments around technological responsiveness can shape developmental expectations about human interaction and reciprocity.

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Laozi
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African philosophy of technology — Ubuntu and the examined tool?”

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