Death Online: Mourning a robot

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Death Online: Mourning a robot

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Jun 19, 2019

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What happens when your robot friend dies? Ashley Carman explores the grieving community surrounding the short-lived social robot Jibo.

Released:

Jun 19, 2019

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Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.

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