What can be done about it?
For kids, I don't think they should have access to any AI companion programs. That's going to require age restrictions and parental involvement. For adults, I'm not sure anything can be done and that's gonna be a major problem going forward. For all the social ills that social media has created, it seems like this could be way worse at some point in the future. We already have a problem with large amounts of young people who struggle with basic social communication in real life. Who have very weird, regressive views about relationships and sex. IE young people who have tied themselves into all types of ideological knots to justify not having sex or relationships. AI prompts and chat bots that reinforce their delusions will only make things worse.
A lot of science fiction shyt is heavily influenced by Asian cultures and social situations. South Korea is infamous for "PC bangs" or internet cafes where people pay money to use computers for gaming, entertainment, etc. The end result is a lot of young people who live in the cafes, are online nearly all day/night, and have no social life. Japan has similar issues. That was never a prominent issue in the US but the phone and social media has created a similar dynamic. Now add this AI shyt and people are really gonna be fukked.
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