New research from OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization. Will AI companies learn from social networks’ mistakes?
New research from OpenAI shows that heavy chatbot usage is correlated with loneliness and reduced socialization. Will AI companies learn from social networks’ mistakes?
Or does AI prey on lonely people much like other types of scams do?
It’s not sentient and has no agenda. It’s fair to say suggest that advertise themselves as “AI companions” appeal to / prey on lonely people.
It’s not a scam unless it purports to be a real person.
Well, I was more using the term in terms of the industry than the actual software. The thought of AI of the kind we currently have having intentions of its own didn’t even occur to me.
The Humans who program them are and do.
The AI industry certainly does.
If you’re going to use an LLM, it’s pretty straightforward to roll your own with something like LM Studio, though.