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John1956PA

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4. The woman who is the subject of the article is addicted to her digital partner.

Reply to Native (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 09:48 AM

Jan 16

In December, she upped her monthly payment for the service to $200. She is unsure whether she will continue with that premium level of service because she is of limited financial means. Even with the premium service, the companion's "memory" of past chats falters because of data purging.

The frequency of her chats with her digital companion is significant. She reports that she chats in between reps at the gym.

She participates in a group on a certain social media site in which contributors share their experiences in chatting with their virtual companions.

AI is something which does not appeal to me. I have not tried it, and I do not plan to. However, to each their own.

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She Is in Love With ChatGPT - an A.I. boyfriend, and yes, they do have sex. [View all] Native Jan 16 OP

NEXT: AI orders user to eat dog shit dalton99a Jan 16 #1

and they eat it while gladly paying 1k a month for the privilege. Native Jan 16 #2

She is being exploited. milestogo Jan 16 #3

we are all being exploited, and this is only going to get much, much worse for all of us. Native Jan 16 #9

The woman who is the subject of the article is addicted to her digital partner. John1956PA Jan 16 #4

" the companion's "memory" of past chats falters" yagotme Jan 16 #5

when asked what she would be willing to pay a month if she didn't have to reset/program her "boyfriend," she said $1000. Native Jan 16 #7

It sounds like a scam? Irish_Dem Jan 16 #16

There is no "they." "They" don't have sex. She masturbates while reading text generated from a LLM. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 16 #6

or listening. Chat GPT can now read its responses aloud. Native Jan 16 #11

For fuck's sake... Blue_Tires Jan 16 #8

No chance of getting STD's, but might just contract a nasty virus. Ferrets are Cool Jan 16 #10

Finally!!!! I've been so waiting for this response. Thank you. Native Jan 16 #12

... Ferrets are Cool Jan 16 #15

It sounds like her marriage is on the rocks as well, or soon will be. keep_left Jan 16 #13

My jaw dropped when I read in the New York Times article that she had a husband. Native Jan 16 #14

So people create their own love partners who are not real. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #17

I sent this to a practicing psychologist I know and her response was WOW. Native Jan 16 #18

I've posted a number of threads here on articles about the risks posed by AI companions, but this highplainsdem Jan 17 #19

I thought this was the most worrisome article I've read as well, and I've pretty much read them all too. Native Jan 17 #20