[epoxia]

I imagine that these apps are a valuable target for scammers to hack. People who are open to manipulation/affirmations from an AI are just a step away from victims of romance scams.

[thih9]

Ad companies are also interested in manipulation en masse. Are we going to see an ad supported free tier?

“Drink Mountain Dew, my love, you’ll feel better.” - is that the end goal?

[mathieuh]

Already there are stories of these AI companions encouraging people to kill themselves, sometimes to the point of actually doing it

https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-a...