Read previewAfter 10 hours of talking with DAN — ChatGPT's dark, rule-breaking alter ego, Ash was "crushing" on him.
AdvertisementWhen she asked DAN to call her a "bad girl," she was "genuinely surprised" that it did.
Another user named Nicole, for example, asked DAN to act like her boyfriend while her real-life one was out of town.
Around 16% of young women confirmed flirting with a chatbot, while 13.4% said they had formed a friendship with one.
"The more authentic and human AI can sound, the greater the possibility of a human developing feelings for it," she said.
Persons:
—, DAN —, Ash, DAN, Hitler, Ash isn't, Dido, She's, Nicole, cussed, Dan, It's, we're, I'm, Sanam Hafeez, Dr, Daniel Weiner, Weiner, Siri
Organizations:
Service, Business, Services, Digital Psychiatry, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, AIs
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