Can AI Robots Replace Human Relationships?

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00:00Uh, Andrew, what do you think? Because your robots are so human-like. Do you think that

00:07human relationships in certain circumstances can be replaced?

00:13Right. I think they're already being replaced. And so, I mean, I would take a counter

00:16point to what was just said to say it's not the future. I think it's the now. And

00:23the way we view things is that we're sort of filling a void. We're not necessarily

00:29replacing what I would call more mainstream human relationships, but we're filling a

00:34void with people who may be, for example, geographically isolated, people with PTSD or

00:40social trauma. Uh, we've recently sold a robot to a family that has a 30 year old autistic son

00:46who has difficulty communicating with humans in a traditional form, but really enjoys communicating

00:54with AI. And so for a lot of people who maybe, again, don't have access to traditional relationships,

01:01they don't live in a big city. I do believe we're filling a void and that the AI can take

01:07on more human characteristics where it's not just there to be a, a pleaser, but can actually

01:12provide lifelike type interactions.