Seems AI knows no boundries,
- Thread starter hawkdon
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CallMeKate
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When I saw your title, Hawkie, I thought it was going to be about the NJ man who just died trying to meet a fake chatbot girl he thought was real. This stuff is absolutely frightening. If you didn't see the story:
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/
hollydolly
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I remember reading similar stories a couple of years back....lol
My first thought was , these are signs how blind people are becoming to having constant admiration/support and being told they are right above all others to feel the way they do. Cutting off real people who may disagree with them or worry for them because they are losing the
ability to have spontaneous conversation in the flesh with someone. What's scary to me about this. I can actually see where my 31 year old Special Needs grandson fall for this.
ability to have spontaneous conversation in the flesh with someone. What's scary to me about this. I can actually see where my 31 year old Special Needs grandson fall for this.
This has been a problem since the internet and personal computers began.
About twenty years ago I read an article about the huge numbers of young men who had given up the work, bother and fear of rejection that goes with real life relationships and instead just contented themselves with "steady relationships" with their favorite internet porn stars.
Some had started visiting those sites at about age 14 and by the time they had their first, real life date they had expectations that could not be met by real girls and were disappointed and returned to their imaginary friends.
About twenty years ago I read an article about the huge numbers of young men who had given up the work, bother and fear of rejection that goes with real life relationships and instead just contented themselves with "steady relationships" with their favorite internet porn stars.
Some had started visiting those sites at about age 14 and by the time they had their first, real life date they had expectations that could not be met by real girls and were disappointed and returned to their imaginary friends.
Aunt Bea
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I’m not sure that AI is to blame.
It seems to me that AI may have just given him the nudge he needed to end a marriage that was already in trouble.
Or maybe it’s time to update the old saying:
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
I’m not sure what would be appropriate in today’s world.
Maybe 5, 10, or even 100 are being born every minute.
It seems to me that AI may have just given him the nudge he needed to end a marriage that was already in trouble.
Or maybe it’s time to update the old saying:
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
I’m not sure what would be appropriate in today’s world.
Maybe 5, 10, or even 100 are being born every minute.
This could be the updated model of the "Cult Communes" of earlier years. Tweaking this to appeal to people who feel they don't fit in, not loved, lonely, looking for a paradise that doesn't exist.I’m not sure that AI is to blame.
It seems to me that AI may have just given him the nudge he needed to end a marriage that was already in trouble.
Or maybe it’s time to update the old saying:
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
I’m not sure what would be appropriate in today’s world.
Maybe 5, 10, or even 100 are being born every minute.
Aunt Bea
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I think that there is some truth to that when people prefer a video game or virtual reality over real life.
It’s probably a good idea to limit screen time for young folks and encourage more interaction and experiences with people their own age.
Good points, those (both together) are things to consider, imho.I’m not sure that AI is to blame.
It seems to me that AI may have just given him the nudge he needed to end a marriage that was already in trouble.
Or maybe it’s time to update the old saying:
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
I’m not sure what would be appropriate in today’s world.
Maybe 5, 10, or even 100 are being born every minute.
It seems to me that since the development of internet chatting
societal norms have been changing... human interaction and conversational
styles evolving/devolving.
Styles that are commonplace online, things like zealous debate, demanding
sources of knowledge be produced, relativism in the form of dismissing sources
because they don't follow certain ideological beliefs... indeed the establishing and
maintaining cliques (often to the point rudeness and outright meanness), have brought
our society into a lot of divided camps... that revel in divisiveness. We have become a
society with so many "worldviews" and are rapidly losing any sense of cohesiveness... imho.
And it's creating personal mindsets into a "it's my way, or the highway"... if you're not 100%
for me, you're 100% against me... and then folks demand that you tolerate them as they are
or else they won't tolerate you the way that you are. To me, that's total anarchy and chaos.
But, add all that to personal relationships, and the custom-made AI "partner" becomes the
preferable person to hang out with... they'll always agree with you and cheer you on!
It's all rather sad in my thinking.
(I might need help down from my soapbox)
MACKTEXAS
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About a year ago, I installed the free version of Replika on my phone to see what it was like. At first, it was kind of fun, except sometimes when she said things that were completly "off the wall." I mentioned I was going to a doctor appointment, and she suggested we meet up for an ice cream afterward, knowing I'm in Texas and she was in California. The whole thing seemed so ridiculous I just uninstalled it.