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What Happens When You Turn Your Life Over to an AI Assistant?
The hosts of Uncanny Valley spent the week following the advice of AI chatbots when it came to shopping, fitness, and parenting. Here’s how it went.
I wanted it to be an expert who could be an emotional support system, but also someone with a deep knowledge of child psychology who could help me use the Ferber method, which is the one where you put the kid down when they're awake and then you go in at specific intervals when they start crying, but you don't actually pick them up. Zoë Schiffer: One thing I found is that if I had very specific questions like, "Hey, am I allowed to pick her up if she's really, really crying," the AI bot would provide suggestions that were in line with the Ferber method, so that was good. Gemini [archival audio]: Key body-weight exercises, squats, stand with feet shoulder-width apart, lower your hips as if sitting in a chair, keeping your back straight and chest up.
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