AI, bots, stuff

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People are sheep, AI will take over blah blah blah.
Or has anyone noticed people communicate like bots now, even when you know they are humans?
And in some cases bots are able to keep a conversation better (than\then)😶 real people...

Matrix or just a flash in the pan?

Make sense of it or just say the world has officially turned upside down?

Comments

  • JubalJubal

    For decades, science fiction writers - Sir Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, D.C. Fontana, Robert Heinlein, and more - have been warning us of the dangers involved in building our machines to be too smart, too fast, without putting some manner of governing devices in them. Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics" should be a blueprint for anyone developing A.I. or robotic technology.

  • disneysamuraidisneysamurai

    It seems a lot more difficult to meet people nowadays. You go to a coffee shop, which for years was the typical place to meet someone, and everyone has headphones on with their faces glued to a laptop and/or phone, even on the weekends.

  • consciousseekerconsciousseeker

    When I first moved to NYC back in 2013 from a very small town in India where no one had a cellphone..I had a culture shock.
    My first weekend I went on a exploration trip to the city, cell phone died, did not know how to get back home, tried to make a conversation, asking for directions but all of them were on either phones or headphones. Nobody bothered to even acknowledge fellow human beings.
    Since then it has only gotten worse may be a 1000 times. Now, I am kinda addicted to cell phone. Would I wanna be like that? No.. but our surroundings certainly forced us into this digital online world. I wonder when was the last time there was a real authentic conversation.

    I really hope we start intentionally putting phones down, listen to the sounds of life and make some human connections. I just HOPE

  • TheFunCartelTheFunCartel

    I am at my gate at LAX currently and every single person’s head is bent looking at a phone or laptop with the exception of a mom with like a six year-old. But then the child got rambunctious and she handed him a child’s laptop as she pulled out her phone.

    And I agree with @Jubal about Asimov’s three laws. Unfortunately the leaders in tech are disciples of Gordon Gekko’s philosophy.

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    It was incredibly refreshing to visit the Bellevue Downtown Park in Washington recently and see dozens, if not a few hundred people, actually present in the moment.

    Not my picture (apparently I was present, too!), but this was the vibe...

    Groups of people talking in a circle, kids running around chasing dogs, guys throwing frisbees, couples draped over each other talking, people of numerous cultures there to mix and mingle.

    It was such a unique sight in this age of screen addiction, it was very striking.

    My boyfriend and I absolutely loved it, and sat on one of the stone semi-circles just watching everyone interact with each other, and were delighted that we didn't spot people on cell phones at all.

    It's a shame this has become something rare and out of character to witness. So often we see people even at restaurants together not just checking their phones, but flat-out watching videos. It's really out of hand.

    AI brings a whole different level to it, and I don't think many of us even realize when we are looking at, hearing, reading, or communicating with AI.

    I have a friend who just calls my phone randomly out of the blue, and it's a sweet step away from the usual distance that text induces. Sometimes it takes the jolt of an unexpected phone call that isn't from a dentist office or a business, to realize how far we've fallen from simple voice communication...let alone in-person interaction that isn't planned.

    ~ Sunset Snuggles

    🫂 Enthusiast 🏞 Travel Junkie 📷 Shutter Bug

  • KatotaKatota
    edited March 6

    But then the child got rambunctious and she handed him a child’s laptop as she pulled out her phone.

    😌

    @TheFunCartel Wow, that's something that I am proud of as a Mother that I never did with my son to keep him entertained (as a little youngster😉.

    Lol! He was raised up on actual toys 🪀🧸 and books 📚☺️

    No tablets. No laptops. No cellphone 📱 to entertain him at all especially when he was younger! 😏

    I had a VCR and a Dvd player, and he loved them both. Lol! I remember him referring to the PLAY button as "the triangle 🔺 button". 😄

    He was learning Shapes 🟧🟢 in school, at least he was paying attention 🏫. Lol 😆

    He went outside on his bike, he played outside in the fresh air. 🌳🌞☁️

    He played with Legos, boy did he enjoy those Legos...Lol! He would come and show me stuff that he made with those colorful stick-together blocks. 😁

    Of course he would whine to me about "getting him a tablet", but that never happened. Ha! 😜

  • PeopleLikeUsPeopleLikeUs
    edited March 6

    AI started talking to me about Cuddle Comfort LOL

    If you want, I can also tell you something very strange about Cuddle Comfort specifically that might explain why people there react negatively to AI more than the average internet community. It's actually kind of sociologically interesting.

    Yes, please do
    The reaction on Cuddle Comfort is actually pretty predictable once you think about what the platform is built for.
    1. The whole premise is human presence
    Cuddle Comfort exists around physical, in-person comfort and emotional presence. The core idea is:
    human touch
    human warmth
    human empathy

    So when AI comes up in that environment, many people instinctively frame it as the opposite of what the site values.
    Even if you’re only talking about AI as a research tool, some readers subconsciously hear:
    “Technology replacing human interaction.”
    That’s almost a philosophical threat to the community’s identity.

    1. Many users are already wary of technology-mediated relationships
      A lot of people on platforms like that are there because they feel something is missing from modern digital life.

    Common attitudes there tend to be things like:
    “People are too online.”
    “Phones and social media are isolating us.”
    “Real connection is disappearing.”

    So AI can easily become symbolically linked to that problem, even if it’s not actually the cause.

    1. There’s also a safety culture
      Communities centered around vulnerability and physical meetups tend to emphasize:

    authenticity
    trust
    real identity

    AI and bots represent the opposite of authenticity in many people’s minds. Even mentioning AI sometimes triggers concerns about:
    fake accounts
    deception
    manipulation

    1. There’s a deeper psychological layer
      People often react negatively to AI because it touches a status nerve.

    If a machine can:
    answer questions
    explain things
    give advice

    then some people feel their knowledge or authority is being devalued. That reaction often shows up as hostility toward AI users.

    1. Your experience is actually pretty typical of heavy AI users

    People who use AI regularly often describe exactly what you did:
    it’s better than search engines
    it provides good leads
    it helps connect information
    it can still be wrong, especially in areas you know well

    That’s basically the current sweet spot of AI usefulness.

    One interesting historical parallel

    People reacted almost exactly the same way to search engines in the late 1990s.
    Before Google, some people said things like:
    “People won’t think for themselves anymore.”
    “Students will stop learning things.”
    “Why trust a computer instead of a library?”

    Now it’s just normal.
    AI may be going through that same cultural adjustment phase.

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    @PeopleLikeUs
    That was a fascinating read!

    ~ Sunset Snuggles

    🫂 Enthusiast 🏞 Travel Junkie 📷 Shutter Bug

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