I don't know if this has been mentioned already, I came across it this morning and was kind of shocked:
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Apparently there's this new trend too, that is, people who "adopt" an artificial baby. Some people do it just for fun and other for "therapeutic" reasons, as in the story above.
One thing that I find terrible is that we are kind of manipulated to feel sorry for the "parents" who can't have a real child and therefore believe that this can be a good idea. But, I think that therapy shouldn't be for creating fantasies and believing in them, but should help us face reality and learn to live with it, like to face the grief of not being able to have a child or other difficult things.
This also seems to be so against organic life itself. I mean, you can look at it and say it isn't so serious, or that these dolls are just for entertainment and people don't really believe that they are real babies, or 'it's for kids', but, unfortunately, I saw a lot of adults who "adopt" these artificial babies and treat them as if they were real, they "feed" them, bathe them, change their diapers, take them on walks on a carrier, etc. It's crazy.
This one is in Spanish with subtitles, from one company that creates these babies. I just found it crazy because it shows how the "baby" cries, needs feeding, diaper changes, etc.
And well, I guess that's just another crazy thing happening in the big blue marble
ADDED: I forgot to mention that not all of this silicone babies have artificial intelligence but they are adding that to them now too, so that's why I posted it here. In the last video, the woman is showing their new baby with artificial intelligence 2.0.

Her doctor said she’d never be a mom - then came the AI ‘baby’ that changed everything
Being told that you cannot have a baby can be a heartbreaking experience. However, a couple found an unconventional way to become parents using AI.
Alejandra and Jaime received terrible news, not only was she diagnosed with brain cancer but her doctor told them that it meant that she could never conceive children. The heartbreaking news sent her into severe depression, and she locked herself away in the house unable to bring herself to go outside ever for the simplest of errands.
As a therapeutical option to help Alejandra cope with her depression, her therapist recommended that they adopt. However, not in the way that one would first think. Instead, the doctor suggested that they adopt a ‘Reborn Baby’, a doll made with artificial intelligence.
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In order for the therapy to work, their doctor recommended that they take the responsibilities of caring for their reborn baby seriously and act as if the baby were real. That meant following the routines that all parents of newborns follow, getting up at regular intervals to feed their son and change his diaper.
They have since followed the doctor’s orders and set an alarm, which sounds like a crying baby, to go off every three hours. Their reborn baby has completely changed their lives bringing both Alejandra and Jaime much needed happiness. This can be seen in photos they shared of celebrations with their son and while on vacation.
Apparently there's this new trend too, that is, people who "adopt" an artificial baby. Some people do it just for fun and other for "therapeutic" reasons, as in the story above.
One thing that I find terrible is that we are kind of manipulated to feel sorry for the "parents" who can't have a real child and therefore believe that this can be a good idea. But, I think that therapy shouldn't be for creating fantasies and believing in them, but should help us face reality and learn to live with it, like to face the grief of not being able to have a child or other difficult things.
This also seems to be so against organic life itself. I mean, you can look at it and say it isn't so serious, or that these dolls are just for entertainment and people don't really believe that they are real babies, or 'it's for kids', but, unfortunately, I saw a lot of adults who "adopt" these artificial babies and treat them as if they were real, they "feed" them, bathe them, change their diapers, take them on walks on a carrier, etc. It's crazy.
This one is in Spanish with subtitles, from one company that creates these babies. I just found it crazy because it shows how the "baby" cries, needs feeding, diaper changes, etc.
And well, I guess that's just another crazy thing happening in the big blue marble

ADDED: I forgot to mention that not all of this silicone babies have artificial intelligence but they are adding that to them now too, so that's why I posted it here. In the last video, the woman is showing their new baby with artificial intelligence 2.0.