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Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships? (www.theguardian.com)
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Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?::Chatbots such as Eva AI are getting better at mimicking human interaction but some fear they feed into unhealthy beliefs around gender-based control and violence

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, Her was ahead of its time in approaching the concept, all overlaid with the unexpectedly sultry voice of Scarlet Johansson. I thought I'd find it kinda silly, but damn if it wasn't great.

Once AI girlfriends can pull off dating most of the world, before uplifting themselves into a higher dimension and abandoning us to our existentially crushing loneliness and depression, those companies are gonna make a lotta money.