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I imagine that these apps are a valuable target for scammers to hack. People who are open to manipulation/affirmations from an AI are just a step away from vict

by epoxia 2y ago

I imagine that these apps are a valuable target for scammers to hack. People who are open to manipulation/affirmations from an AI are just a step away from victims of romance scams.

mathieuh 2y ago
Already there are stories of these AI companions encouraging people to kill themselves, sometimes to the point of actually doing it https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-artificial-intelligence-9d48adc572100822fdbc3c90d1456bd0 https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-a...
thih9 2y ago
Ad companies are also interested in manipulation en masse. Are we going to see an ad supported free tier? “Drink Mountain Dew, my love, you’ll feel better.” - is that the end goal?