It’s not sentient and has no agenda. It’s fair to say suggest that advertise themselves as “AI companions” appeal to / prey on lonely people.
It’s not a scam unless it purports to be a real person.
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taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoOr does AI prey on lonely people much like other types of scams do?
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Arkouda@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
It’s not sentient and has no agenda.
The Humans who program them are and do.
Enkers@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
The AI industry certainly does.
If you’re going to use an LLM, it’s pretty straightforward to roll your own with something like LM Studio, though.