For a while I was telling people “don’t fall in love with anything that doesn’t have a pulse.” Which I still believe is good advice concerning AI companion apps.
But someone reminded me of that humans will pack-bond with anything meme that featured a toaster or something like that, and I realized it was probably a futile effort and gave it up.
Yeah, telling people about what or who they can fall in love with is kind of outdated. Like racial segregation or arranged marriage.
I find affection with my bonsai plants and yeast colonies, those sure have no pulse.
I personally find AI tools tiring and disgusting, but after playing with them for some time (which wasnt a lot, I use local deploy and free tier of a big thing), I discovered particular conditions where appropriate application brings me genuine joy, akin to joy from using a good saw or a chisel. I can easily imagine people might really enjoy this stuff.
The issue with LLMs is not fundamental and internal to concept of AI itself, but it is in economic system that creared and placed them as they are now while burning our planet and society.
For a while I was telling people “don’t fall in love with anything that doesn’t have a pulse.” Which I still believe is good advice concerning AI companion apps.
But someone reminded me of that humans will pack-bond with anything meme that featured a toaster or something like that, and I realized it was probably a futile effort and gave it up.
Yeah, telling people about what or who they can fall in love with is kind of outdated. Like racial segregation or arranged marriage.
I find affection with my bonsai plants and yeast colonies, those sure have no pulse.
I personally find AI tools tiring and disgusting, but after playing with them for some time (which wasnt a lot, I use local deploy and free tier of a big thing), I discovered particular conditions where appropriate application brings me genuine joy, akin to joy from using a good saw or a chisel. I can easily imagine people might really enjoy this stuff.
The issue with LLMs is not fundamental and internal to concept of AI itself, but it is in economic system that creared and placed them as they are now while burning our planet and society.