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Does people really want to mix reality and fake characters ? It feels so weird to me to follow, interact and invest time with an AI just like I’m following a

Does people really want to mix reality and fake characters ? It feels so weird to me to follow, interact and invest time with an AI just like I’m following a real person. Curious to see the traction this will get. Maybe they think it’ll generate unlimited cash flow because AI is more productive than humans and there is more space to place ads and products

Nashooo 2y ago
As someone who already finds it weird to invest that time in following a real person that I don't know personally, this just another weird page in the book that is Social Media..
cyber_kinetist 2y ago
Maybe AI can just replace the work of talking to each other online on social media for us, so we're now free to do actual social activities offline... (This is a riff off of one of the jokes from Slavoj Zizek "let the robots do the sex for us while we enjoy our platonic love by having coffee together" - basically by deferring your "duty to enjoy" you are now free to do whatever you like (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/14/valentines-day-is-romance-dead https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/14/valent...))
Barrin92 2y ago
>Does people really want to mix reality and fake characters ? Not in the case of online creators and not as a substitute. The entire draw is the (either perceived or real) authenticity of the creators. Even in case of people masking behind characters, as with say Vtubers which has become hugely popular the entire draw is the real personality. The only use case for this I can think of is something like language practice where the lack of a real person might be more comfortable for some. I could see Duolingo use something like this.
bossyTeacher 2y ago
It really seems like the main use of this is to trick fans into thinking that they are talking with the actual person which is why it is trained in the person's text to learn how to behave like them. This is going to flop so hard

Nashooo 2y ago

As someone who already finds it weird to invest that time in following a real person that I don't know personally, this just another weird page in the book that is Social Media..

cyber_kinetist 2y ago

Maybe AI can just replace the work of talking to each other online on social media for us, so we're now free to do actual social activities offline... (This is a riff off of one of the jokes from Slavoj Zizek "let the robots do the sex for us while we enjoy our platonic love by having coffee together" - basically by deferring your "duty to enjoy" you are now free to do whatever you like (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/14/valentines-day-is-romance-dead https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/14/valent...))

Barrin92 2y ago

>Does people really want to mix reality and fake characters ? Not in the case of online creators and not as a substitute. The entire draw is the (either perceived or real) authenticity of the creators. Even in case of people masking behind characters, as with say Vtubers which has become hugely popular the entire draw is the real personality. The only use case for this I can think of is something like language practice where the lack of a real person might be more comfortable for some. I could see Duolingo use something like this.

bossyTeacher 2y ago

It really seems like the main use of this is to trick fans into thinking that they are talking with the actual person which is why it is trained in the person's text to learn how to behave like them. This is going to flop so hard