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No, even a forgetful and repetitive sycophant meets a lot of genuine unmet needs for lonely people. Many such people feel alienated, ostracized, stigmatized, a
by swatcoder 2y ago
No, even a forgetful and repetitive sycophant meets a lot of genuine unmet needs for lonely people.
Many such people feel alienated, ostracized, stigmatized, ashamed, or rejected and something that says nice (or dirty) things to them, on demand, and in decent natural language can scratch a desperate itch.
That's not to say anything about the social good or ill that may come from it. But the hype is sound. It's one of the few "sure thing" products we can see right now.
- nextworddev 2y agoI am aware of character.ai’s metrics and its copycats’ so not denying there’s something there, but there’s no resounding evidence that it’s monetizable and sticky to a large degree. Unless it cranks up the dystopian features to unethical levels to get people hooked, of course, and most monetization is via selling nsfw features - so it checks the wrong boxes
- veunes 2y agoLoneliness is a significant societal issue. AI companions can address some needs...
- lemonlime0x3C33 2y agoAddressing needs to make ones life a little better is great, I only worry that it may lead to people not pursuing more organic/rewarding options in the future.