Kids are video-calling an AI Santa via Dial Santa — is that ethical?
NateWalchenbach · reddit · 2026-10-14
A Reddit user spotlights Dial Santa, an app (by Natura AI LLC) where kids have live two-way video calls with an AI Santa, personalized with details parents enter — names, wish lists — and recently updated with more languages.
The post raises ethical questions: is this deceiving children, and would we accept an "AI Jesus" the same way? Others argue it's no different from a mall Santa playing a character. Commenters split on whether it keeps the magic alive or crosses a line.
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