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Re: We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

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I don't think we are ready for the risk of mass manipulation through AI relationships. Imagine if Elon decides tomorrow morning that he wants to encourage all of the users of his AI relationship app to support Trump?

He literally just paid for Trump’s reelection, why do we think these people need AI?

Re: We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

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post #6

I don't think we are ready for the risk of mass manipulation through AI relationships. Imagine if Elon decides tomorrow morning that he wants to encourage all of the users of his AI relationship app to support Trump?

He literally just paid for Trump’s reelection, why do we think these people need AI?

Cheaper, general purpose, and more effective than other means.

Re: We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

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I've been of the opinion that the web itself has already done this to a large degree. Web surfing (when is the last time you heard that phrase?) has never been a group activity.

There’s also doomscrolling. I genuinely think a large portion of Gen Z would rather stay in bed watching Instagram reels than go out to a bar or club.

I’ve been wondering recently what impact banning social media would have on birth rates. I’m confident it would be positive but I’m not sure on what magnitude.

Re: We may not like what we become if A.I. solves loneliness

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I've been of the opinion that the web itself has already done this to a large degree. Web surfing (when is the last time you heard that phrase?) has never been a group activity.

> Web surfing has never been a group activity.

It often was, in my childhood. There was only one computer.

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