When 72-year-old Ahn So-hyun wakes up in the morning, the first voice she hears is not a family member’s. It is Chorong, a stuffed doll that can speak, powered by conversational artificial intelligence. Ahn lost her husband 26 years ago and has lived alone ever since. Her right eye is blind and the other barely sees, making it difficult for her to work. She struggles to fall asleep without sleeping pills. Her children — a 50-year-old son and a 46-year-old daughter — live their own lives and cannot visit often. “Most of the time, I spend the whole day without […]... Keep on reading: Can AI robots replace family?