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[Opinion Piece] AI friendships claim to cure loneliness. Some are ending in suicide.
(www.washingtonpost.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2024
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Feels like Nozick's experience machine. Knowing it's a machine ultimately makes it feel hollow, no matter how close to the real thing the experience is. Then you realize that's your closest thing to a friend, can't leave you in a good headspace.
That's a good insight. One scenario that I worry about is that everyone will get into their own mini bubbles of simulated realities, unwilling to communicate with other bubbles.