"Dad Said You Won't Turn on Again": Girl Sobs While Saying Goodbye to Her Broken AI Toy
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"Dad Said You Won't Turn on Again": Girl Sobs While Saying Goodbye to Her Broken AI Toy
"The video, which reportedly went viral on Chinese TikTok before being re-uploaded by China Daily, shows the girl sobbing after her father broke the bad news - the toy is broken, likely for good. "Dad said you won't turn on again," she tells the device, its inner wires spilling out of a busted plastic shell. "While I can still talk," the AI bot responds, "let me teach you one last word in English, shall I? 'Memory' means remembrance. I'll always remember the happy times with you.""
""But I'll miss you so much," the childbawls. The device's response is admittedly pretty touching: "I'll miss you too, but remember, no matter where I am, I'll always be cheering for you. Keep being that curious, learning little genius, making dad and aunt proud, will you?" "Grow up happily and listen to dad and grandma," it finishes. The tear jerker of a video is remarkably fitting for 2025 -"
A little girl's AI learning companion was damaged by her father, prompting an emotional video of the child sobbing as the toy’s wires spill from a broken shell. The AI responds with comforting phrases, teaches the word 'memory', promises to remember happy times, and urges the child to grow up happily. The clip reportedly went viral on Chinese TikTok before re-upload to China Daily. The gadget appears to be a XiaoZhi AI Voice Chat Robot Ball powered by DeepSeek's language models. DeepSeek released a low-cost V3 model earlier in the year. AI devices for children are growing in popularity and raise ethical concerns.
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