Alex Rose, a 12-year-old Victoria resident, talks to AIRO, the AI companion robot he built. He says he programmed AIRO to use ChatGPT to hold a conversation and answer questions.

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Two friendly eyes stare out from a dark screen, held aloft by a black robotic arm that curves upwards from a metallic blue base. The robot's 12-year-old inventor gazes back. "How would you describe ...