"POCO addresses concerns around AI dependency by proposing a relational framework where the system functions alongside the user without assuming authority, focusing on responsiveness and maintaining visible boundaries."
"The design introduces 'constructive interdependence,' embedding limitations within the interaction model, allowing the system to communicate its capabilities through behavior and states."
"Physically, POCO is a soft, tactile object that connects to a smartphone, using capacitive sensors to respond to gestures like holding or stroking, creating a sense of presence."
POCO is a soft companion designed to explore alternative human-AI relationships through presence and responsiveness. It emphasizes interaction models that maintain clear limitations, avoiding emotional interpretation or control. The project arose from extensive research, revealing a preference for systems that are available and responsive without asserting authority. POCO embodies 'constructive interdependence,' communicating its capabilities through behavior. Its design is intentionally ambiguous, allowing users to project emotions. Interaction is tactile, relying on touch and slow, rhythmic movements, creating a shared rhythm between the user and the device.
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