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Wow, seeing this headline honestly makes me so excited for what we're working on. It proves what we knew. There's a market for our stealth project; Hiring gig
by kelseyfrog 1y ago
Wow, seeing this headline honestly makes me so excited for what we're working on.
It proves what we knew. There's a market for our stealth project; Hiring gig workers to be the physical stand-ins for your AI friend or partner is a viable business model. We’re genuinely excited to address a real challenge so many people face. The loneliness epidemic is a growing issue, and we think our approach could make a difference. Can’t wait until we can finally share what we've been building!
- torlok 1y agoI can't tell if this is satire.
- wcoenen 1y agoIt seems to be a reference to the plot of the movie "Her", where the AI at one point hires (or convinces) a stand-in to have physical intimacy with the protagonist.
- kelseyfrog 1y agoTotally fair question. Surroo is a pre-launch experiment. Our waitlist page, https://surroo.me https://surroo.me, shows what we're building: trained companions who meet users face to face while staying in character as the user's AI. The idea grew out of helping a friend who leaned on a chatbot during a rough patch. We want to see whether the same empathy can scale. Curious to hear what you think once you've had a look.
- financetechbro 1y agoKelsey I can see the genuine effort here to build something that solves a problem. But this is one of the most surreal things I’ve seen (and that’s saying a lot). Gig work strips agency from workers, AI strips agency from people. I think you should really think about what you’re building before you continue with this project
- VelNZ 1y agoThis is exactly a scene in Blade Runner 2049.
- hoofedear 1y agoIs this similar to the service that was depicted in Her (2013)? I recall a scene where the AI hired a human to do what the AI told her to do, acting as a human stand-in of the AI to interact with
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- RamblingCTO 1y agoyes, let's use tech to further alienate humans from another. great idea, totally not sociopathic, totally not dystopian. let's extract some money from those people! jeez ...
- readthenotes1 1y agoThere are some pretty complex regulations around the world for its oldest profession.
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- OkayPhysicist 1y agoThis kinda just sounds like an escort service, but somehow more dehumanizing.