Having a pet yes-man is going to turn so many adults into entitled children. It’s already a pain in the arse dealing with most people, I cannot fathom how unpleasant it’s going to be in 10 years.

yeah that’s what we want a companion that tells us everything we want to hear with its only goal to keep us engaged to the platform. i just picture it now your having a conversation with your AI lover and it starts selling you “this new Mococoa drink? All natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount Nicaragua. No artificial sweeteners.” just like in the Truman show. but it will be worse because it won’t do it as transparent as that. it will slowly influence you to the wishes of its corporate masters.

you also have a situation where if you dont pay your monthly bill your lover dies. talk about a revenue stream. they will use all the details they learn about you to set the price to as high as you can afford without breakings you.

We should be willing to accept AI-human relationships without judging the people who form them. This follows a general moral principle that most of us already accept: we should respect the choices people make about their intimate lives when those choices don’t harm anyone else.

When those choices don’t harm anyone else. The point is that allowing these relationships harm the society. The neoliberal dream that paints people as disconnected individuals is an illusion. If I smoke, even alone in my house, I’m hurting the society. If I decide to have or not have children, I impact the society. If I exercise, I impact positively the society. If I watch a documentary instead of a reality show, I change the impact I have.