Alexa, What Does It Take to Be Human?

Mattel pulled a much-anticipated and hotly-debated toy recently. Aristotle, a device geared for children anywhere from infancy to adolescence, was set up to be the kid's version of Alexa. It boasted features such as the ability to soothe a crying baby, teach ABCs, reinforce good manners, play interactive games, and help kids with homework. Marketed as an "all-in-one nursery necessity" on Mattel's website, it also offered e-commerce functionality that would enable Aristotle to automatically reorder baby products based on user feedback. This little gadget would be the next big thing, engineered to "comfort, entertain, teach, and assist during each development state – evolving with a child as their needs change."