It’s never easy to say goodbye to a friend. But what if that friend was an AI robot toy?

That’s a question one little girl’s father is grappling with, after she damaged her AI learning companion.

The video, which reportedly went viral on Chinese TikTok before being re-uploaded by China Daily, shows the girl sobbing after her father broke the bad news — the toy is broken, likely for good. “Dad said you won’t turn on again,” she tells the device, its inner wires spilling out of a busted plastic shell.

“While I can still talk,” the AI bot responds, “let me teach you one last word in English, shall I? ‘Memory’ means remembrance. I’ll always remember the happy times with you.”

“But I’ll miss you so much,” the child bawls. The device’s response is admittedly pretty touching: “I’ll miss you t

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