And this has actually been going on since before the pandemic. Shits fucked. This kinda parasocial shit is imo kind of a natural evolution from youtubers > streamers > vtubers > TTS vtubers > LLM TTS vtubers > LLMs
wait are you saying that people using text-to-speech online is a slippery slope to falling in love with an llm? wtf?
This with the right controls and rules could actually be a positive thing for people who don't want or aren't ready for a relationship with a real person. However as the people who are running things are Elon, Sam, and Mark, there is fuck all chance of that and whatever this ends up as it will be exploitative and will result in deaths.
Exactly!!! The main problem is not the technology itself but who is in charge of it! Can we really trust one of those moguls to not turn these LLMs into something that ends up killing people?
Can't wait until AI manipulates people into harming others.
Also psychological warfare.
Obvious /s
I am genuinely worried about an increase in murderous public flameouts due to the convergence of crushing economic decay, mind-destroying loneliness, and chatbot manipulation
I'm immune, I can't read
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