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An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by unnamed76ri »

Kudos to her for the entrepreneurship. I suspect that number will drop as copycats flood the market.

Personally, I think having to pay someone to talk to me would be just about the most depressing thing imaginable…but not quite as bad as paying a bot to talk to me.

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by rcarr »

"Caryn's original intention was to provide companionship and alleviate loneliness in a non-exploitative manner, but there are concerns about potential misuse."

She's charging a $1/minute to access this AI, in the UK you can see a counsellor (not a psychologist/psychiatrist but generally still a trained professional) for anywhere between £25-£50/hour. I don't see how she can justify this to herself as being non-exploitative.

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by _royadar »

unnamed76ri wrote: post #2

Kudos to her for the entrepreneurship. I suspect that number will drop as copycats flood the market. Personally, I think having to pay someone to talk to me would be just about the most depressing thing imaginable…but not quite as bad as paying a bot to talk to me.

I think we should ban it. Like, would you ever feel safe if you knew that a man sitting besides you is paying for an AI "girlfriend" to talk with him...?

Sounds too weird to gain traction, but if it does, I'll keep my distance.

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by dazc »

unnamed76ri wrote: post #2

Kudos to her for the entrepreneurship. I suspect that number will drop as copycats flood the market. Personally, I think having to pay someone to talk to me would be just about the most depressing thing imaginable…but not quite as bad as paying a bot to talk to me.

A friend of mine lives with a girlfriend who doesn't like him, mocks and criticizes him at every opportunity and, without a doubt, would dump him the second a better opportunity presented itself. She is unemployed, obviously, with no other income.

Given the choice, I'd take the bot 100%

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by bionsystem »

rcarr wrote: post #3

"Caryn's original intention was to provide companionship and alleviate loneliness in a non-exploitative manner, but there are concerns about potential misuse." She's charging a $1/minute to access this AI, in the UK you can see a counsellor (not a psychologist/psychiatrist but generally still a trained professional) for anywhere between £25-£50/hour. I don't see how she can justify this to herself as being non-exploi…

I don't see your point. A trained professional and an AI provide 2 different services. You're not going to flirt with a counsellor. And it's probably going to be a lot more expensive depending on where you live (in France getting a good counsellor is probably 60-150 per hour for example).

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by tgv »

unnamed76ri wrote: post #2

Kudos to her for the entrepreneurship. I suspect that number will drop as copycats flood the market. Personally, I think having to pay someone to talk to me would be just about the most depressing thing imaginable…but not quite as bad as paying a bot to talk to me.

Kudos? Someone thinks of a way to take advantage of needy people, probably mentally not completely stable, and you think it's good entrepeneurship?

Re: An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

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Post by terpimost »

unnamed76ri wrote: post #2

Kudos to her for the entrepreneurship. I suspect that number will drop as copycats flood the market. Personally, I think having to pay someone to talk to me would be just about the most depressing thing imaginable…but not quite as bad as paying a bot to talk to me.

But it is even more depressing knowing that your boyfriend speaks to AI rather than you
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