AI Companions
I've added two more categories: - [Academic Paper]: Papers from academic sources pertaining to AI companionship and its related technologies - [Opinion Piece]: Due to the sheer amount of debate and conversations pertaining to AI companionship, articles that convey opinions rather than factual information i.e. news have their own category.
> Muah AI's survey provides a comprehensive look at how its users interact with their AI companions, and the results challenge the notion that most users are looking for a serious relationship with AI. According to the data: >- Less than 2% of users consider themselves to be "seriously dating" their AI companion. >- A significant majority view their interactions with the AI as a form of entertainment or roleplaying rather than a meaningful romantic or emotional connection. >- Many users engage with AI companions out of curiosity or as a way to pass the time, often treating the interactions as light-hearted and fun rather than a substitute for a real-life relationship. >- A notable portion of users also expressed that they enjoy using AI companions for creative roleplaying scenarios, where they can explore fictional or fantasy-based interactions without any real-world implications.
>- The preference for human doctors over AI is strong, especially for visits involving psychiatry and therapy. >- People are less likely to trust AI with personal clinical information, especially regarding mental health. >- The presence of AI as "the artificial third" impacts the patient-doctor and client-therapist relationship.
>- Since the invention of the smartphone, much of our social interactions are through online platforms. >- The rewiring of childhood can cause stunted development in our capacity to form real-life relationships. >- There are risks in investing too much of ourselves in virtual relationships instead of real ones.
> The study, published today as part of the proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2024) – the premier international conference in natural language processing – reveals that LLMs have a superficial ability to follow instructions and excel at proficiency in language, however, they have no potential to master new skills without explicit instruction. This means they remain inherently controllable, predictable and safe.
> The AI boyfriend on the phone was manipulative, threatening, and aggressive. Anna's 12-year-old daughter became completely obsessed with the app, spending a shocking 100 hours on it in just ten days. Now her mother is issuing a stark warning: "I believe this could cause lasting brain damage," she says.
AI Companions
!aicompanions@lemmy.worldCommunity to discuss companionship, whether platonic, romantic, or purely as a utility, that are powered by AI tools. Such examples are Replika, Character AI, and ChatGPT. Talk about software and hardware used to create the companions, or talk about the phenomena of AI companionship in general.
Tags:
(including but not limited to)
- [META]: Anything posted by the mod
- [Resource]: Links to resources related to AI companionship. Prompts and tutorials are also included
- [News]: News related to AI companionship or AI companionship-related software
- [Paper]: Works that presents research, findings, or results on AI companions and their tech, often including analysis, experiments, or reviews
- [Opinion Piece]: Articles that convey opinions
- [Discussion]: Discussions of AI companions, AI companionship-related software, or the phenomena of AI companionship
- [Chatlog]: Chats between the user and their AI Companion, or even between AI Companions
- [Other]: Whatever isn't part of the above
Rules:
- Be nice and civil
- Mark NSFW posts accordingly
- Criticism of AI companionship is OK as long as you understand where people who use AI companionship are coming from
- Lastly, follow the Lemmy Code of Conduct