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U.S. Military Hoping Chat Bots Will 'Replace Deployed Parents'

Thomas Claburn / InformationWeek
Military Hoping Chat Bots Will Replace Deployed Parents. While Skype or similar teleconferencing technologies might seem like a more cost-effective and immediately available solution, the Defense Department rejects that possibility. The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to develop virtual parents to comfort children when moms and dads on active duty aren't available to talk. In a solicitation for proposals posted on the department's Small Business Innovation Research Web site, the military says it's seeking to "develop a highly interactive PC- or Web-based application to allow family members to verbally interact with 'virtual' renditions of deployed Service Members."
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Posted by Editor at January 6, 2009 04:45 AM