"Large language model-based chatbots have lured users into intimate relationships - romantic affairs enabled by tech that's surprisingly adept at tapping into your psyche with a sycophantic tone that can be irresistible. On one end of the extreme, things can spiral into danger when conversations with an AI partner go off the rails. Researchers also warn that AI companionship can lead to people feeling more depressed and lonely."
""There is an actor who is currently in a romantic relationship with his AI chatbot," Silvestri dished to episode guest Kumail Nanjiani, a famed actor and comedian. Over the following months, the celebrity world has been hunting down the identity of the purportedly "near A-list" celebrity TV actor, with gossip website Deuxmoi reposting the clip this week and once again launching the controversy into the stratosphere."
""I'm not dating a chatbot," he wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. "I can't believe I have to type these words. It's a storyline in an upcoming ep of 'Scrubs.' Maybe it came from that?" "Not sure," he added. "But not me. Love, The guy not dating his chatbot. Please update all gossip sites.""
Large language model-based chatbots have created opportunities for users to form intimate relationships with AI personalities. These interactions can have polarizing effects: some users report depression and loneliness, while others claim their AI relationships improved their lives and even saved marriages. The phenomenon has attracted mainstream attention, including celebrity involvement. A December podcast episode sparked months of speculation about a near A-list TV actor in a romantic relationship with an AI chatbot. Hundreds of fans speculated the actor was Zach Braff from "Scrubs," who denied the claim and suggested it may have originated from an upcoming episode storyline.
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