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• Bread@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And it did what it said it was supposed to do at the time. I can’t say I am surprised that this happened, but knowing its original purpose and watching the creators talk about why they made it. I am disappointed.

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  • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Wasn’t it Replika that started telling depressed people to kill themselves?

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    • Bread@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have no idea, but it was fine when I had tried it.

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      • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        euronews.com/…/man-ends-his-life-after-an-ai-chat…

        NVM, it was one called Eliza.

        Would be a good explanation for the pivot from therapy to e-thottery though. Maybe they just realized it was a liability nightmare, and most of the dudes were just horny anyways…

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