Making the rounds today is a Wall Street Journal story about ByteDance's new childminder lamp. Like most paywalled articles, the story spins old news you can get for free from more trustworthy sources. This article from TechNode covered the story back in February, describing Czur's Auramate and ByteDance's Dali. It argues that "these advertised 'must-haves' intrude on household privacy and throw obstacles to self-directed, cross-disciplinary learning." It offers one particularly telling example: "When 'bad form' (such as slouching) is detected, the lamp sends a voice alert and simultaneously preserves photo evidence." See also: TechCrunch, from last October (which doesn't include the spy angle), and EduTech from last April ("The message is that the technology can help parents both have a life and be responsible about their children's education"). Image: QQ.
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