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graemep • yesterday at 8:45 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

its cringe, but its true.

I suspect a major use of AI will be providing companionship to the lonely, and emotional support, and lots of similar things. Look at r/myboyfriendisai Look at reports of people using it as therapy.

The go and read The Machine Stops by EM Forster.


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AspireOne • yesterday at 9:00 PM

I am 'the lonely', and I indeed use ChatGPT this way.

hdndjsbbs • yesterday at 9:18 PM

What exactly are people going to do in the future? Not work and not talk to each other? AI maxis seem to believe interpersonal interaction is a thing of the past