Tonight, millions of people will go to bed and whisper to an AI companion. But what are we giving up when we fall in love with machines? Sextech expert Bryony Cole offers three questions to ask yourself if you’re already intimate with AI, laying out a playbook for synthetic companionship that doesn’t hide you from the messiness of human life — but prepares you for it instead.

Tonight, millions of people will go to bed and whisper to an AI companion. But what are we giving up when we fall in love with machines? Sextech expert Bryony Cole offers three questions to ask yourself if you’re already intimate with AI, laying out a playbook for synthetic companionship that doesn’t hide you from the messiness of human life — but prepares you for it instead.

  • AstralPath
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    2 days ago

    Do not go down those rabbit holes, my friend. It’s not worth it. 😆

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I sure do know at least enough to know that I don’t want to know about any of it. Another concept in this category is “goatse” 🤷🏼‍♀️ 😂

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I also wish I had never figured out / understood computers & the internet at all. I wish I was addicted to socializing & couldn’t live without constant daily interaction with lots of people. Life would be so much mentally healthier than living through screens.