And there are definitely areas where AI chatbots could be useful — especially when it comes to business.
Artificial IntimacyThe shift toward AI relationships isn't just a theoretical possibility: Some entrepreneurs and companies are already working to create chatbot-driven connections.
While it has garnered a lot of attention, CarynAI isn't the first attempt at providing people with companionship through an AI chatbot.
Snap recently deployed its own AI chatbot, called My AI, aimed at supplementing social interactions on the app.
In researching new AI chatbots, I was struck by the missed opportunity for disconnected people to forge new connections.
Persons:
ChatGPT, Derek Thompson, —, you've, Eric Klinenberg, Jenny Leigh, isn't, Caryn Marjorie, Marjorie, Caryn, CarynAI, Replika, Evan Spiegel, Joshua Bote, Zers, Brent Orrell, Daniel Cox
Organizations:
Pew Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Software, New York, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Brown University, Hasbro, Science Foundation, Survey Center, American Enterprise Institute
Locations:
New York City