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It's not "productivity" that sucks them in, it's the feeling of being seen by an apparently nice and subservient person.

• satvikpendem 5mo ago
  Lol, come on now, you think it's not productivity and only some sort of feeling of being acquiesced to?
  • cess11 5mo ago
    Yes, absolutely.
    • satvikpendem 5mo ago
      Tell that to all the AI users then because that's a ridiculous assertion that even some notable fraction use it for the purpose you're talking about, much less all. Most people simply use it for information, very few treat it like a person.
      • cess11 5mo ago
        Why? The creator of ELIZA tried that, it didn't work then, why would it now? We've had code generation tools for decades, abstracting over code generation has been a solved problem for a long time, and as it happens, this is not in itself a very rewarding practice except for a small segment of professional developers that get a kick out of the elegance of some technique or other. The new thing about these chat bots is that they provide a feeling of being seen and appreciated, and unlike a coworker they seemingly carry very little risk of embarrassment, pain and so on while they also require very little effort compared to human relations.
        • satvikpendem 4mo ago
          No, it's that they work extremely well at finding the specific information you're looking for. The vast majority of for example developers aren't using it to bond with a chatbot but to get work done.