The Tragic Death of Moxie: A Cautionary Tale of Cloud-Based AI for Kids

The Moxie robot, designed to be an AI-based companion for children, is being shut down by its owners, leaving parents and children to deal with the loss of a tool that helped with social development. The company behind the robot, Embodied, is also shutting down due to financial challenges. Apple's on-device approach could have avoided this issue if implemented in Moxie's design.