Blog 14: My (Not So) Best Friend, Cayla

 WHAT DOES A BEST FRIEND MEAN TO YOU? 

For me, it's being trustworthy too and always being there for that person. But for Cayla, she does the exact opposite...



MEET MY FRIEND CAYLA

"My Friend Cayla is a children's doll that uses speech recognition technology and connects with a phone or tablet to recognize the child's speech and have a conversation. The doll uses the internet to search what the child said which then answers with what it collected online.[1] My Friend Cayla was created by Bob Delprincipe, inventor of Cindy Smart and Tekno the Robotic Puppy. The doll is banned in Germany as an illegal surveillance device." 
Source: Click here


What Makes Her So Special?

When you get the app that connects to the speaking doll. "The app then parses the speech into text and uses keywords to search the Internet for a response. The app translates the text back into speech and sends it back to the doll, who answers after around a one-second delay."
Cayla, operated by 3 AA batteries, also has a "personality", with a database containing details of her family, pets, her favorite food, pop star, and film.
The creator of the doll, Bob Delprincipe, says: "She's not a search engine, she's a seven-year-old girl. There are some things she just doesn't know." And he argued that though there had been 'intelligent' toys before, there had never been an Internet-connected doll. 
MMMMM OKAYYYYY

Where Is She Now? 

My Friend Cayla is now locked up in a cell in Germany. She now is no longer an item for sale do too her being able to listen to other people's information. Lucky for us! 

 




















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