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A Tangent, but how long before we will see half the population having relationships with their AI assistants like in the sci-fi movie "Her". Add cutting edge

A Tangent, but how long before we will see half the population having relationships with their AI assistants like in the sci-fi movie "Her". Add cutting edge voice synthesis and maybe a realistic video stream in a few years and we're there. Japan already has problems with the concept of "2d Waifus" and lack of intimacy between the younger generation. Maybe the downfall will not just be climate catastrophe but hyper isolated people living alone with their ultra realistic bot friends and family without any desire to experience the ups and downs of actual social experience. Extrapolate a bit and you wont know what's real outside of direct experience. Things are getting crazy!

antondd 4y ago
Once we have models that can generate perfect audio and video + better AR/VR tech, it’s game over.
simonw 4y ago
That's been happening already with Replika: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users-fell-in-love-with-their-ai-chatbot-companion/102028196 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users...
bentcorner 4y ago
> A Tangent, but how long before we will see half the population having relationships with their AI assistants like in the sci-fi movie "Her". I don't know about half, but some people are already having relationships: https://replika.ai/ https://replika.ai/ > Maybe the downfall will not just be climate catastrophe but hyper isolated people living alone with their ultra realistic bot friends and family without any desire to experience the ups and downs of actual social experience. I think the danger is that bots are not necessarily ultra realistic, at least on an emotional level - they can be 100% subservient and loyal to you. Also - we already chide parents for letting their kids grow up stuck to a device. Imagine if children could actually have an imaginary friend? Would that AI share the same culture and values as your family? I suppose there could be some upsides but this is very uncharted territory.
earleybird 4y ago
To add to sci-fi examples, Surrogates https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/
seydor 4y ago
I don't know about relationships,but as far as online discussions, AIs are better because they don't argue in bad faith like all of the internet. Unfortunately they are too censored currently but locally running bots will arrive

antondd 4y ago

Once we have models that can generate perfect audio and video + better AR/VR tech, it’s game over.

simonw 4y ago

That's been happening already with Replika: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users-fell-in-love-with-their-ai-chatbot-companion/102028196 https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-03-01/replika-users...

bentcorner 4y ago

> A Tangent, but how long before we will see half the population having relationships with their AI assistants like in the sci-fi movie "Her". I don't know about half, but some people are already having relationships: https://replika.ai/ https://replika.ai/ > Maybe the downfall will not just be climate catastrophe but hyper isolated people living alone with their ultra realistic bot friends and family without any desire to experience the ups and downs of actual social experience. I think the danger is that bots are not necessarily ultra realistic, at least on an emotional level - they can be 100% subservient and loyal to you. Also - we already chide parents for letting their kids grow up stuck to a device. Imagine if children could actually have an imaginary friend? Would that AI share the same culture and values as your family? I suppose there could be some upsides but this is very uncharted territory.

earleybird 4y ago

To add to sci-fi examples, Surrogates https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986263/

seydor 4y ago

I don't know about relationships,but as far as online discussions, AIs are better because they don't argue in bad faith like all of the internet. Unfortunately they are too censored currently but locally running bots will arrive