AI girlfriends - are we doomed?

Описание: AI companionship - the real loneliness cure or capitalism taking advantage? There's countless AI companion apps which have flooded the markets over the past few years, and people are starting to prefer them over human companionship. From friendship to girlfriends and yes, even marriage, what's caused all of this and is this the way forward?

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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
02:46 loneliness is all around
05:01 the perfect companion
12:10 the lonely men's cure
16:11 the many, many dangers
24:14 more loneliness, more money
27:57 final thoughts

Videos referenced:
‪@moreperfectunion‬    • We Went to the Town Elon Musk Is Poisoning  
‪@SarahZ‬    • The Rise and Fall of Replika  
Alex Cardinall interview:    • The Business of Chatbots with Nomi.AI  | I...  

Studies referenced:
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...

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