05-14-2023, 12:52 AM
https://futurism.com/influencer-ai-girlfriend-rent
(Original Fortune article is here, but paywalled)
With the advent of AI chatbots, the ethics of parasocial relationships just keep getting murkier.
Introducing: CarynAI, a voice-based chatbot that was trained to mimic a human influencer to become your artificial girlfriend. And at just $1 per minute, it's an absolute steal.
Yes, you read that right. As Fortune reports, CarynAI is the digital extension of 23-year-old influencer Caryn Marjorie, who created a virtual version of herself with the help of AI firm Forever Voices and OpenAI's GPT-4.
"Whether you need somebody to be comforting or loving, or you just want to rant about something that happened at school or at work, CarynAI will always be there for you," Marjorie told Fortune.
Well, this is rather weird, and pretty creepy... but, I'm sure there will be a market for it
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She does say it'll provide comfort and "ease loneliness" for her followers, but... can it really be a replacement for face-to-face contact?
(Original Fortune article is here, but paywalled)
With the advent of AI chatbots, the ethics of parasocial relationships just keep getting murkier.
Introducing: CarynAI, a voice-based chatbot that was trained to mimic a human influencer to become your artificial girlfriend. And at just $1 per minute, it's an absolute steal.
Yes, you read that right. As Fortune reports, CarynAI is the digital extension of 23-year-old influencer Caryn Marjorie, who created a virtual version of herself with the help of AI firm Forever Voices and OpenAI's GPT-4.
"Whether you need somebody to be comforting or loving, or you just want to rant about something that happened at school or at work, CarynAI will always be there for you," Marjorie told Fortune.
Well, this is rather weird, and pretty creepy... but, I'm sure there will be a market for it
. She does say it'll provide comfort and "ease loneliness" for her followers, but... can it really be a replacement for face-to-face contact?
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