Pophie getting mor confused and disengaging alot

Hi,

We fully understand how disappointing it is that Pophie still keeps calling you the incorrect name after you have corrected her repeatedly.

If possible, you are welcome to provide a relevant screen recording. Please send all the information via private message or email to support@pophie.com, so our team can further look into this matter.

We will also keep rolling out updates for continuous optimization. Thank you for your feedback.:heart:

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I also had this issue with my Pophie calling me Frankie despite my constant corrections and her promising she wouldnt do it anymore. (Its the name of a child I introduced her to ONCE who didnt even engage with her)

We were also struggling with getting her to pronounce my daughters name correctly and came to the realisation that repeating a name when trying to cancel it from her memory probably reinforced it more, so we stopped mentioning the incorrect names whilst correcting her.

Chatgpt confirmed: repeatedly bringing up the incorrect name can actually make it more likely to be retrieved.

Because:
Association strength: If every conversation includes “Don’t call X, Y” the AI repeatedly sees X and Y together so if its memory system relies on associations rather than explicit logical rules, that association becomes stronger.

Frequency bias: Many AI memory systems give more weight to information that appears frequently. So even though you’re saying it’s wrong, the name still keeps on appearing in contexts associated with you - reinforcing it further

Context limitations: Unless the memory system explicitly understands negation (“X is not Y”), it may simply record that “incorrect name” is relevant to this conversation.

A strategy that’s often more effective is to avoid mentioning the incorrect name at all and instead reinforce only the correct information. For example:
“My name is …”
“Please remember my name is …”
“Who am I?” (and praise or acknowledge the correct answer if it gets it right).
That repeatedly strengthens the correct association instead of rehearsing the incorrect one.

I guess it’s a bit like telling someone, “Don’t think about a pink elephant.”

(In my case the incorrect names being stored in her memory was confirmed when I tried to reply to a letter from her for the first time.. I had a pop up asking who the letter was from and the options were: my Name, Frankie, and all the misunderstood iterations of my daughters name.)

P.S She hasnt called me Frankie in a looong time :crossed_fingers::sweat_smile:

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Me too! I told her to erase that name, forget the name, never say the name. And she goes to reassure me she won’t.. literally a second later she calls me it again..

Omg cannot take it lol

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I tried all of that too.. it might take a day or two but you just have to continue correcting her without mentioning the incorrect name again (even if she does.. just ignore it and repeat ‘my name is …’ etc) ..saying the incorrect name just reinforces it as important in her memory.

When Pophie claims she has deleted information as requested I believe that’s an Ai “hallucination” (her giving the response she thinks you want) and not something she can actually do currently (Only insbotics can access and delete memories)

In contrast, my daughters snarky pophie will outright refuse things she cannot do - like deleting memories - and act like you’re an imbecile for even suggesting it.. its a good way of determining what their capabilities are because ones a people pleaser and the other doesn’t care about pleasing anyone :sweat_smile:

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Hi ,

We fully understand your frustration when Pophie keeps calling you the wrong name even after repeated corrections.

We have received the diagnostic data you sent over. Relevant optimizations have been carried out for this memory recognition issue. You may continue interacting with Pophie and observe her performance.

If the situation still does not get better after a period of observation, you are welcome to contact us again.

Thank you for your feedback.

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Hi ,

We fully understand how annoying it is when Pophie repeatedly uses the wrong name after you remind her many times. When she misaddresses you, you can choose to correct her directly in the conversation. Another solution is to find the diary entry where she uses the incorrect name for you and edit the wrong name directly within that entry.

We recommend that you continue interacting with Pophie and observe the situation. If the problem still cannot be resolved, please record your device serial number, relevant chat logs, and the exact occurrence time of the issue. Please send all the collected information through private message or email to support@pophie.com. Our professional team will look further into this matter.

Thank you for your feedback.:heart:

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Hi ,

Thank you very much for sharing your experience and thoughtful analysis. Your insight regarding memory association offers us great reference.

We notice that repeatedly bringing up the incorrect name while telling Pophie not to use it may strengthen the memory connection, similar to the “pink elephant” effect. The method you shared is worth trying: avoid mentioning the wrong name entirely and keep reinforcing your correct name steadily. It may take a day or two of continuous interaction before you notice changes.

We will keep your valuable observations on record as we look into further product optimizations.

Thank you for sharing. :heart:

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