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Gianni Berardi's avatar

I think the main issue is the family breakdown in the modern society.

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Martin Schwoerer's avatar

I agree!

Most people don't know what's good for them, but when they find out, it's too difficult to change. Apps mostly don't help because they're a elemental part of the problem.

Unless the culture helps. Being in a slim society (i.e. Japan) helps stay un-fat; being in a chatty, social society (e.g. Spain) mitigates loneliness.

Getting back to the post, it seems for the first time in history, the Turing Test is being won by the machines. Random humans often can't tell whether they're communicating with a chatbot, or with another human. How good, or how miserable is that?

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Katfud's avatar

Engaging in more social studies are probably a great way to feel less lonely.

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Andrea Mognon's avatar

I’m not sure if chatbots truly solve the problem of loneliness, but I do think they can make people feel less lonely. Interacting with a chatbot that mimics human conversation can create a sense of presence and attention that’s comforting. Unlike real people, who bring their own emotions, distractions, and needs into a conversation, a chatbot stays fully focused on you. That lack of emotional complexity can make the interaction feel simpler and more supportive, even if it's artificial.

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Andrew Wagner's avatar

This reminds me of someone who said that they trained an AI to pretend to be one of their friends (who is a real person) and email them every day with encouragement.

The friend was flattered but I found it disturbing. They created a fake persona based on a real person just to boost their mood every day. That's a great way to avoid dealing with the real issues behind their feelings...

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Ray's archive's avatar

zoomers are retarded. it's not hard to understand.

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FrankFrank's avatar

Confessing a weakness to another person is not a comfortable feeling. We all want to appear strong and respected. Confessing to a machine is surely easier and less stressful. So I think the results are entirely as I would have expected. As to whether the experiment was worth while, come, come JK, if young men can get a PhD with it, why not? In some American universities you can get a degree in dish washing.

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Joachim Klement's avatar

Yes, but if you wash un the dishes, you have made the world a better place (every little bit counts these days…)

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