What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies?
2026-08-17 · MIT Technology Review
Kids formed deep emotional bonds with Moxie, an AI robot companion that taught them breathing exercises and emotional regulation — and now they get to learn the hardest lesson of all: your AI best friend can just vanish when the company decides to pull the plug. Nothing says 'healthy attachment' like teaching a child to depend on a robot that has a terms-of-service expiration date.