People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users. A recent survey of users found that 19% of Americans have interacted with an AI meant to simulate a romantic partner.
I’m not gonna judge people for having imaginary friends, but idk why you would pay to use a generic generative imagination sim when you could just use the one in your own head.
Seems like they’re paying to have their imaginary friends legitimized. Then it’s not “childish” it’s just the future