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I don't really like the logic of "chatbots like this will help cure loneliness." It might help someone feel less lonely at first. But then it'll be a crutch and, if anything, hurt people's ability to socialize with other real people. Like it's a quick dopamine hit that will slowly dig you deeper into the hole you feel you're in.
Adding on to your comment, I read a really interesting study recently that suggests that interacting with AI engages the social parts of our brains but does not provide the same stimuli/feedback as interacting with a real person leading to increased loneliness and thus increased alcohol abuse and insomnia.
I was wondering. Seemingly, it could teach interaction skills as long as the bot wasn't abnormally accomindating. Maybe it works for some and not others. So, it could be a therapy option. Just needs to be monitored for whether the person uses it to hurt themselves.
Fascinating, do you happen to have a link? No worries if it's buried or you don't remember, but I'd love to read it
Sure thing, here ya go!
Apologies for the extremely late reply but thank you so much for this fascinating article!
It is like any of these people have not seen any sci-fi released over the last 50 years.