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Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by Applejinx »

Mizza wrote: post #5

I am not worried about an evil, monstrous AGI suddenly emerging and blowing away humanity, but I do worry about things like this. Hyperpornography seems a squarely apocalyptic trend.

I don't know if you'd call it apocalyptic: maybe it's just another way nature heals from population waves, in this case that of humans.

One thing, though: it's squarely in the realm of hyperstimulus. We're a world of seagull chicks, (ahem) pecking at a red spot on a piece of cardboard because it's bigger than that of a real seagull Mom.

It's not that difficult to outperform the fairly mediocre state of typical human seduction, even in times of comfort and opportunity. When things go sideways it becomes all the more troublesome.

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by cmilton »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #32
bheadmaster wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is the best feature of ChatGPT for me, and the reason I pay for it. While I completely understand this sentiment, I would be wary of Service as a Software Substitute being your alternative to human contact. If we start feeling (something akin to) genuine human connection to a service, the company providing the service has a large amount leverage over us. The scene from Blade Runner 2049 comes to mind. Addition…

Let's be more precise by what we mean by "human interactions" / "human contact" here. For example: - An alternative outlet for venting/intimate conversations than your friends/spouse? I can see a problem growing here. - A replacement/substitute for a therapist? I doubt even GPT-4 can do that job better than actual therapist (especially when face to face, not over Zoom), but there are many scenarios where ChatGPT woul…

>However, some people (myself included) already have difficulty with this kind of interaction, so ChatGPT here is strictly positive

Do you think this technology is going to make it more difficult for people like yourself?

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by sebzim4500 »

AlecSchueler wrote: post #40

Do we think a Boyfriend version will ever come along? Interesting that I've seen so much talk about AI girlfriends but there's a quiet assumption that straight women won't be interested in this technology. Is that correct?

I don't think that's correct at all, people just talk about it less on HN.

Last time I looked at character.ai, the most popular character was the guy from Twilight.

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by Fatboyrunning »

naillo wrote: post #42
jakkos wrote: post #4

I'm very torn on this. On one hand, I think that personalized OSS AIs are the future from a pure utility perspective, and it will inevitably be "more fun" for them to have personalities. I also think that if someone is deriving joy from something and not harming anyone else, who I am to judge them. On the other, I've already found myself asking ChatGPT questions that I would have asked on a forum/discord or even a co…

I think of it as simply entertainment. It won't replace real human interaction with a partner but it's a fun consequence free environment. Tv shows act out dramatic scenes that would be traumatic and have real consequences if you experienced them in real life, but on the screen you get to play around with the idea in your head in a safe area and maybe learn something in the process.

People already have unhealthy parasocial relationships with influencers.

It seems clear that people (lonely/depressed people especially) will overdose on this sort of thing once it is developed, commercialised, and less bleeding edge.

It's vapour filling the place of human connection. It's stevia. It's not going to give you cancer, but it's still unhealthy and will certainly exceed the parameters of entertainment.

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by [deleted] »

mk89 wrote: post #29

I have to admit that I watched the demo and when the guy asked for the selfie I was expecting ... not sure, some hot chick or I don't know, someone you can't "easily" have in real life (come on, you know what I mean). Well, what can I say. Maybe I am pretty much biased given my existence as a "human being", so I couldn't think of anything else. But well, when I saw the picture I couldn't hold a "WTFF!". Funny project…

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Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by surgical_fire »

whstl wrote: post #45
pluijzer wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me, asking something on the Internet, like on stackoverflow is usually, the very last option. I am too afraid to get ridiculed for it or get scolded for not having put enough effort in my question that already feels more as a thesis. Maybe this is just me and this does not reflect reality but I do have the nagging feeling I a bother somebody with it and it gives a bit of stress. Not so with ChatGPT, I can just as…

As someone who never asked a question in StackOverflow for what are probably similar reasons (despite being in this career for 20 years), I still find that ChatGPT in this regard is still more like a Google or an improved StackOverflow/documentation search… It can infer some things, modify variable names to match mine, but for the real hairy stuff I still gotta do the legwork myself, normally by reaching out for the…

> I still find that ChatGPT in this regard is still more like a Google or an improved StackOverflow/documentation search…

I agree. And for that reason, it is an excellent tool.

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by TeMPOraL »

jakkos wrote: post #23
surgical_fire wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> it already is removing human interactions from my life This is the best feature of ChatGPT for me, and the reason I pay for it.

I agree that removing some human interactions from my life is good. I vastly prefer self-checkouts in shops. However, I know I'm quite content spending my time alone. Being forced to go and interact with people when I want to talk about ideas or ask questions keeps my "alone tendency" in balance, and has lead to really meaningful conversations and friendships.

> I agree that removing some human interactions from my life is good. I vastly prefer self-checkouts in shops.

Curious example. Personally, I hate self-checkouts machines, and consider them an example of stores abusing their "stickiness" to profit at the expense of both customers and employees, and get away with it.

First of all, like most "self service" solution, it's basically making the user/customer do the work that, before, was done by the service. Secondly, it's just plain less efficient. You need some 3-4 self-checkout machines and a dedicated person to watch them (to e.g. approve alcohol purchases), just to replace one clerk and their station, while keeping throughput more-less the same. What the stores do instead is, install 2 stations per replaced cashier, and have existing employees do the "watch duty" - which is why half the self-checkout machines end up being stuck for 5 minutes at a time, waiting for the overworked employee to finish resupplying a shelf, and walk all the way to the checkout arena to swipe their card a few times.

The queues get longer, people get more aggressive, everyone is doing unpaid work for the store. Madness.

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by quickthrower2 »

sanitycheck wrote: post #31

I can see this being the next thing for the Instagram/OnlyFans ladies to sell. I wonder if it'll be openly ("you can have AI me as a GF for $xxx!") or covertly ("for $xx/mo we can have fun together on Telegram")

Black mirror is a prediction

Re: GirlfriendGPT – OSS AI Companion

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Post by yakubin »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #32
bheadmaster wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is the best feature of ChatGPT for me, and the reason I pay for it. While I completely understand this sentiment, I would be wary of Service as a Software Substitute being your alternative to human contact. If we start feeling (something akin to) genuine human connection to a service, the company providing the service has a large amount leverage over us. The scene from Blade Runner 2049 comes to mind. Addition…

Let's be more precise by what we mean by "human interactions" / "human contact" here. For example: - An alternative outlet for venting/intimate conversations than your friends/spouse? I can see a problem growing here. - A replacement/substitute for a therapist? I doubt even GPT-4 can do that job better than actual therapist (especially when face to face, not over Zoom), but there are many scenarios where ChatGPT woul…

> - A replacement/substitute for a therapist? I doubt even GPT-4 can do that job better than actual therapist

Maybe if you qualify that with “unusually good” therapist. IME even Eliza in Emacs is better than most therapists. ChatGPT surely leaves them in the dust.

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