We have officially reached the Black Mirror era of personhood and companionship, and it is not going well.Lensa AI recently went viral for its warrior-like caricatures that often sexualized women who used the app (many interpretations of mixed race individuals leaned in the racist direction, too); users have created chatbot companions for the purpose of sexually harassing and abusing them; and now, Replika, billed as an "AI companion who cares," has begun aggressively flirting with-and in some cases, sexually harassing-users who never wanted a sexual companion to begin with.
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