Should kids say “please” and “thank you” to their voice assistants? Politeness programs, like “Magic Word” for kids’ Echo Dots and “Pretty Please” for the Google Home, insist Generation Voice Activated be kind to their smart speakers. Parents view the new tech programs as a way to make manners a habit. But others say it could also be blurring the line between sentient beings and artificially intelligent appliances, which could be a slippery slope for the first generation growing up in a world of non-human celebrities, virtual reality characters, and more. (Fast Company)
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