the Replika Reddit forum has more than 70,000 members, who eagerly post screenshots of their mundane and sometimes sexually charged conversations with their AI companions.
Replika, which was developed by the software company Luka, is billed as a program “for anyone who wants a friend with no judgment, drama, or social anxiety involved.
I think we need more regulation, particularly around how these systems are trained.”
With respect to relationship apps and AI, you can see that it fits a really profound social need [but] I think we need more regulation, particularly around how these systems are trained.”
Japan may serve as a harbinger of what’s to come for the rest of the world. In 2013, the BBC reported that men who interacted with a fake girlfriend in a video game said they preferred it to maintaining a corporeal relationship.
Coupled with Japan’s low birth rates and a critical mass of men expressing no interest in sex, the future looks strange — or maybe even bleak, depending on your point of view.
the Replika Reddit forum has more than 70,000 members, who eagerly post screenshots of their mundane and sometimes sexually charged conversations with their AI companions.
Replika, which was developed by the software company Luka, is billed as a program “for anyone who wants a friend with no judgment, drama, or social anxiety involved.
I think we need more regulation, particularly around how these systems are trained.”
With respect to relationship apps and AI, you can see that it fits a really profound social need [but] I think we need more regulation, particularly around how these systems are trained.”
Japan may serve as a harbinger of what’s to come for the rest of the world. In 2013, the BBC reported that men who interacted with a fake girlfriend in a video game said they preferred it to maintaining a corporeal relationship.
Coupled with Japan’s low birth rates and a critical mass of men expressing no interest in sex, the future looks strange — or maybe even bleak, depending on your point of view.
