An AI Girlfriend made $72K in 1 week

Post by dghlsakjg » Sat, May 13, 2023, 1:59 PM UTC

300bps wrote: post #16

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…

On the coasts of the US it’s common to pay $150-$250 per hour for a therapist.

Post by dghlsakjg » Sat, May 13, 2023, 2:03 PM UTC

throe37378 wrote: post #31

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…

Maybe people already tried "trained professional". I tried one while being abused by my ex-wife, my experience was very underwhelming: - I paid a lot of money, but she basically talked about herself - I was supposed to take some psycho medication, because "depressed people must take pills" (does not work on BPD, it is like recommending antibiotics on flu) - She took side with my ex, gas lighting me into being better…

Post by rig777 » Sat, May 13, 2023, 2:04 PM UTC

dazc wrote: post #6

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%

Post by tikkun » Sat, May 13, 2023, 2:07 PM UTC

coffeebeqn wrote: post #33

tikkun wrote: post #29

I suspect that this is a fake story - as in, they really did it, but the number is wildly exaggerated. It's only a suspicion, though I did see one other person with an offhand comment implying that it was made up by the marketing agency. But the world doesn't mind - it's a story that people want to write, people want to tweet, and people want to read, so if it is fake, it's a fake that everyone is willing to go along…

I mean have you been on Twitch in the last couple of years for example? “Simping” very easily makes that much money. At least you would get an actual response from this thing

Post by phpisthebest » Sat, May 13, 2023, 2:08 PM UTC

_royadar wrote: post #4

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.