Comment on Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 weeks ago
Welcome to the “brand new world” of IOT hardware where you are the product and continued service depends entirely on how you can be monetized.
shalafi@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’m assuming it runs on AI and the company has to provide the backend. So yeah, if you purchase something that requires a company’s infrastructure, it can certainly be bricked.
jonne@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Which is why you should only buy stuff that relies on local APIs and on board processing.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Self-hosting makes more sense every day.