‘No Bot is Themselves Anymore:’ Character.ai Users Report Sudden Personality Changes to Chatbots
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‘No Bot is Themselves Anymore:’ Character.ai Users Report Sudden Personality Changes to Chatbots
A lot has been written about the extent to which robots now sound like people, and what that might mean, but less about the extent to which people now sound like robots. There is nothing particularly soulful or human about knowing how to say “stay in your lane” without risking your work reputation (for the curious: “Thanks for your input. I’ll kee
... See moreHaley Nahman • #138: Do you pass the Turing test?
The emotional stickiness
of conversational bots raises the question of manipulation. After all, the people making the bots have an incentive to keep people chatting for as long as possible, so they do things to make the bots as addictive as possible.
of conversational bots raises the question of manipulation. After all, the people making the bots have an incentive to keep people chatting for as long as possible, so they do things to make the bots as addictive as possible.
David Futrelle • Is it so wrong to spend two hours a day chatting with bots? How about twelve?
