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Barbara Krasnoff

Barbara Krasnoff

Former Reviews Editor

Former Reviews Editor

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    If your parents complain that they don’t hear from you, you can send an AI instead.

    At least, according to inTouch, which will make that call for you and spark “meaningful, mind-stimulating conversations with your parent.” Whether that parent will appreciate being called by an AI rather than their offspring is, well, questionable. 404 Media’s Joseph Cox asked his mother what she thought. “It sounds from the clips like talking to an automated company cold call,” she said. Just what every mom or dad looks forward to.

    Screenshot of ad for inTouch headlined “Busy life? You can’t cal your parent every day -- but we can.” With a photo of a daughter and her father.
    A happy daughter and father contemplate the joys of AI-based phone calls.
    Screenshot: inTouch
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