What we should really be addressing here is the underlying need. If people are so lonely that this seems like a good option, it may well be that they could benefit from counselling.
But instead, people make jokes about it because it's a problem that's primarily affecting young men.
I wouldn't discount wonen here. Find this companion that always listens to you, always is there for you... It's tempting.
But yes, it's a problem and it will only get worse. At some point, governments will react by prohibiting these things but they won't come up with "hey let's fix the actual root cause here"
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That's why normal people prefer self-hosted AI girlfriends.
It’s surprising how few people know that you can run a fully uncensored LLM locally with any M-series Mac with decent performance
It's surprising how few people can afford those machines. /s
Mine started threatening to leave me and sell all my data, they're all the same
Hmm is removing internet access to your AI girlfriend considered abuse?
AIcell data-pilled
KoboldCpp + SillyTavern ftw
That'll make you go blind
I would hope anyone using an online service would know this... but of course I'm always disappointed.
"its unsettling to discover..."
Came to say this, must learn to have less faith in humanity
It's not even the highest bidder that gets the data, it's all 1278 data partners. Talk about data prostitution!
Why sell something once, when you can sell it 1278 times!
Or, hear me out, why sell when you can rent? Hello, Microsoft? Yes, I'd like to apply for the position of CEO.
Hey that's what locally run LLMs are for
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What we should really be addressing here is the underlying need. If people are so lonely that this seems like a good option, it may well be that they could benefit from counselling.
But instead, people make jokes about it because it's a problem that's primarily affecting young men.
I wouldn't discount wonen here. Find this companion that always listens to you, always is there for you... It's tempting.
But yes, it's a problem and it will only get worse. At some point, governments will react by prohibiting these things but they won't come up with "hey let's fix the actual root cause here"
Sounds like my ex
If I ever find out a good friend is into that kind of stuff, I would do everything I could to stop them.
Perhaps it is time we tell them real women also exist
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