I don’t get this at all.

• I’m horrifically lonely. I’m basically a shut in. I need a hug.

• I’ve got serious rejection anxiety, among other problems. But I used to have a lot of friends in the past, which makes it even worse.

• I… Get attached to characters, like some in TV or wholesome NPCs in games. I wanna hug them.

• I’m a local ML enthusiast. I’ve been tinkering with chatbots before ChatGPT was even a thing, including “RP” finetunes.

I’m the target market.

…And I don’t see the appeal of this?

It’s the same reason I don’t get why guys pay to gawk at (excuse me if this is insensitive) people twerking on OnlyFans or Instagram or whatever. There’s no human connection. Do guys really think thumbs-upping some performer behind a screen is emotional attention?

Same with chatbots. They can be cerebrally interesting story generators, sometimes, sure. Even an interesting ‘mirror’ to bounce private thoughts off of.

But a girlfriend?

I really don’t get it. I don’t get the world at all, and how billions of people seem to think they’re in some of human relationship with influencers or (apparently) chatbots.

And yeah, I saw this is a promoted post, but the idea itself is still interesting.