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Mark Zuckerberg Thinks AI 'Friends' Can Solve the Loneliness Crisis. Here's What AI Experts Think.
Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long ...
Mark Zuckerberg says people can fill the need for friends with AI, but 'there is no replacement' for human relationships, psychologist says
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said AI could fill the need for human relationships. That's "definitely not supported by ...
Meta wants to create AI friends to combat the loneliness epidemic
In an interview with Dwarkesh Patel, Mark Zuckerberg said that AI friends wouldn’t replace in-person connections. But experts ...
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AI ‘friends’ a threat to lonely people, KU expert says
Can artificial intelligence supplant friendship by providing quality communication? No, argues Jeffrey Hall: "It may taste like friendship, but it lacks the fundamental ingredients." ...
AI Is Not Your Friend
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Mark Zuckerberg declares AI chatbot 'friends' will one day outnumber human companions as Meta CEO outlines terrifying plans for dystopian future
Mark Zuckerberg has declared he wants AI friends to outnumber human companions as the Meta CEO outlined his grim vision for ...
Dead man's AI replica speaks to shooter in court: 'We probably could have been friends'
Chris Pelkey, 37, was fatally shot in November 2021 during a road rage incident in Chandler, Arizona. On May 1, his AI ...
Sister creates AI video of slain brother to address his killer in court
Stacey Wales played the AI-generated video of her brother as a victim impact statement during the sentencing of his killer in ...
Sam Altman doesn't want his son to grow up with an AI best friend
"I do not," Sam Altman replied when asked if he'd want his son's best friend to be an AI chatbot.
Parmy Olson: AI chatbots want you hooked — maybe too hooked
The problem remains these systems are by definition manipulative, because they’re supposed to make you feel like you’re ...
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Mark Zuckerberg Thinks AI 'Friends' Can Solve The Loneliness Crisis. Here's What AI Experts Think.
Bloomberg via Getty Images Feeling lonely? Mark Zuckerberg thinks maybe it’s time you send an AI bot a friend request. Last week, the Meta CEO sat down for an hour-long conversation with ...