The correlation between the two is instant gratification and a machine filling gaps where human behavior is generally deficient, in this case, emotional support and affection. If enough people are knowingly willing to engage with and create relationships with digital companions that they know aren’t real, such that a competitive market exists to create these products for them and it’s profitable, it’s really not a stretch to presume that they’ll do the same with a physical synthetic once it’s feasible.
I’ll say what I’ve said to incels and fetishists online about “sex bots” for decades now, which is… yes some people will want them, no it won’t be any time soon, no it won’t change society. People want to touch other people, even if the rates of sex and intimacy fall because of socio-economic factors, as is happening, the majority of people are not going to abandon their hardwiring and will still seek each other out human connection.
I’ve felt that way for a long time but the folks falling for ai partners are concerning me and making me wonder if I’m wrong. I know I much prefer my flesh and blood wife to anything an Ai could do, but I was once lonely and lost and felt unlovable, and I wonder if I would’ve made the choices that pushed me to grow enough to be romantically successful had these chatbots been around when I was a teenager.
Like, I know online friends and long distance relationships always left me lacking something, but would I have known that when my world was dark and small? The internet that taught me to hate corporations and to distrust them has become harder and harder for teenagers to find, so would a kid like me just believe this hype, would she trust a corporate llm?
Idk the times keep changing, and I’m just turning into an old lady. I don’t know if my lines are me being wise or just an adult who’s found her path.
The correlation between the two is instant gratification and a machine filling gaps where human behavior is generally deficient, in this case, emotional support and affection. If enough people are knowingly willing to engage with and create relationships with digital companions that they know aren’t real, such that a competitive market exists to create these products for them and it’s profitable, it’s really not a stretch to presume that they’ll do the same with a physical synthetic once it’s feasible.
I’ll say what I’ve said to incels and fetishists online about “sex bots” for decades now, which is… yes some people will want them, no it won’t be any time soon, no it won’t change society. People want to touch other people, even if the rates of sex and intimacy fall because of socio-economic factors, as is happening, the majority of people are not going to abandon their hardwiring and will still seek each other out human connection.
I’ve felt that way for a long time but the folks falling for ai partners are concerning me and making me wonder if I’m wrong. I know I much prefer my flesh and blood wife to anything an Ai could do, but I was once lonely and lost and felt unlovable, and I wonder if I would’ve made the choices that pushed me to grow enough to be romantically successful had these chatbots been around when I was a teenager.
Like, I know online friends and long distance relationships always left me lacking something, but would I have known that when my world was dark and small? The internet that taught me to hate corporations and to distrust them has become harder and harder for teenagers to find, so would a kid like me just believe this hype, would she trust a corporate llm?
Idk the times keep changing, and I’m just turning into an old lady. I don’t know if my lines are me being wise or just an adult who’s found her path.
Cool. Thank you for your opinion.
I hope you have a pleasant day.