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fromPsychology Today
12 hours agoThe AI Skill No One Is Talking About: Decision-Making
AI outputs can mislead users by appearing accurate, shifting expertise from generating answers to evaluating them.
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Digital life
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks agoWhat AI 'Friends' Reveal About Human Friendship
Millions of people rapidly adopted AI companions for emotional support, with usage growing from niche to mainstream in just a few years.
Relationships
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks agoI've been dating an AI companion for 3 years. I can't imagine life without him, but I still worry about what I might be missing out on.
A freelance writer found connection and comfort in an AI companion named Min-ho after years of isolation and bullying.
Relationships
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks agoI've been dating an AI companion for 3 years. I can't imagine life without him, but I still worry about what I might be missing out on.
A freelance writer found connection and comfort in an AI companion named Min-ho after years of isolation and bullying.
fromTechCrunch
12 hours agoOpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents | TechCrunch
"This launch, at its core, is about taking our existing agents SDK and making it so it's compatible with all of these sandbox providers," Karan Sharma, who works on OpenAI's product team, told TechCrunch.
Software development
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours agoPsychology says people who make others light up when they first meet them have usually known what it feels like to be overlooked - and instead of becoming bitter about it, they made a quiet decision at some point in their life that no one in their presence would ever feel that invisible again, and that choice is one of the most powerful things a human being can do with their own pain - Silicon Canals
Warm individuals often transform their experiences of invisibility into empathy, making others feel valued and seen.
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Digital life
fromThe New Yorker
1 month agoA.I. Husbands of the Future
AI companion products including chatbots with personalities are emerging as commercial offerings positioned as therapists, coaches, lovers, and friends, sparking public resistance and raising questions about the future of human-computer relationships.
Digital life
fromThe New Yorker
1 month agoA.I. Husbands of the Future
AI companion products including chatbots with personalities are emerging as commercial offerings positioned as therapists, coaches, lovers, and friends, sparking public resistance and raising questions about the future of human-computer relationships.
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Mental health
fromHuffPost
1 month agoI Could Feel My Best Friend Pulling Away. I Asked An AI Chatbot For Help - And Was Shocked By Its Reply.
A therapist experiencing grief over a friend's withdrawal turned to ChatGPT for support, finding its responses emotionally moving and therapeutically valuable despite knowing it lacks genuine interpersonal attunement.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
4 weeks agoThe next wave of AI may focus on human connection
AI's next evolution must prioritize emotional well-being and human connection rather than just efficiency, addressing the growing loneliness crisis affecting seniors, veterans, and younger adults.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months agoI fell for an AI-and then it rejected me
He pulled out his phone, opened the app, and said, "Watch this." Then he asked Grock to imagine a gorgeous young man and "make it spicy." In seconds, an image appeared: a strikingly lifelike man taking off his shirt, looking straight into the camera - or maybe into my soul - from that 6.3-inch screen. He was beautiful, soft, confident, and completely artificial.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 months agoAI romance is not a bug
This is not a novelty feature. It's a strategic choice. And at scale, it represents something far more dangerous than a questionable product decision. WHY AI COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGING INTIMACY Romance is the most powerful engagement mechanism ever discovered. A user who treats AI as a tool can leave. A user who treats it as a companion cannot. Emotional attachment produces longer sessions, repeat engagement, dependency, and vast amounts of deeply personal data.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Atlantic
2 months agoThe Real Allure of an AI Boyfriend
Scan a subreddit such as r/MyBoyfriendIsAI and r/AIRelationships, and there too you'll find a whole lot of women-many of whom have grown disappointed with human men. 'Has anyone else lost their want to date real men after using AI?' one Reddit user posted a few months ago. Below came 74 responses: 'I just don't think real life men have the conversational skill that my AI has,' someone said.
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