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ChatGPT's new AI store is struggling to keep a lid on all the AI girlfriends::OpenAI: 'We also don’t allow GPTs dedicated to fostering romantic companionship'

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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 114 points 10 months ago (1 children)

OpenAI is trying soo hard to put the lid on the pandora's box they opened.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 45 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And at the same time trying to push the box into as many people's hands as possible.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The box I'm trying to get isn't going into my hands...

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 94 points 10 months ago (50 children)

Almost as if theres a huge loneliness crisis in the world... nah thats only scifi

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 52 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's not like we already have Japan with years ahead living this specific social crisis. Something could be learned.

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 27 points 10 months ago

It's amusing to me that Japan is somewhat of a forecast to economic crises and social obstacles for much of the world. They were grappling with sub-prime lending fiascos before it was generalized to the rest of the world too

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

AI is just a replacement for the already invented cuddle pillows

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[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 77 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Big Woman is trying to hold onto their monopoly

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm a big woman and let me say, let a thousand AI girlfriends bloom.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'll buy it when it can sit on my face.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Fart or Flashlight app of this decade. What a time to be alive.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There was an app that could discern between a fart and flashlight? Man, unbelievable!

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

It sure beats playing Fart or Flashlight the old way!

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)
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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 33 points 10 months ago

Ok an app that either turned on the flashlight or played a max volume ultra reverb fart sounds would be fucking hilarious

"Ugh I dropped my keys under the bed, lemme try to find em without waking her up"

BRWWWAAPPPFFFFFffffff.....

[–] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

To be fair, it cares about you exactly as much as your OnlyFans crush.

Probably a cheaper obsession.

[–] bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml 43 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just give the people what they want

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Simps won’t get help if they never leave the house.

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 33 points 10 months ago (11 children)

why? why not let people just retreat into fantasy? it's probably healthier than many common coping mechanisms. i mean, it's a chatbot, how much can you do with it?

let people have their temporary salve to get them thru whatever they were going thru such that they were resorting to this. and if it's not temporary, ok, fine? better to have some outlet than be even more mentally isolated. maybe in 50 years this will be common, who knows.

[–] cyd@lemmy.world 55 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Liability. Imagine an AI girlfriend who slowly earns your affection, then at some point manipulates you into sending bitcoins to a prespecified wallet set up by the model maker. Because models are black boxes, there is no way to verify by direct inspection that an AI hasn't been trained with an ulterior agenda (the "execute order 66" problem).

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[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (6 children)

These kinds of things are not temporary. We know that humans can't control themselves and aren't rational enough to "just use it a bit". It's highly addictive and leads to people to remove themselves from reality.

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[–] Mojojojo1993@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I believe Futurama has a lesson on this

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

I knew I should've shown him Electro-Gonorrhea: The Noisy Killer

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am pretty sure its just to avoid controversy, look up the recent news about "laion" for an example, gpt4 isn't just text anymore, it can generate images also.
Altman talked about we may sometime all have our own personal AI's tailored to our own needs and sensitivities. But almost everyone has a different idea of if and where there should be a line.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If I have an AI tailored for me and my sensitivities then it should have no filter whatever filter it has should be defined and trained by me.

Someone else artificially trying to adjust my personality through AI to fit whatever arbitrary norms they believe it should have is cancer.

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[–] r3df0x@7.62x54r.ru 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Because it drives people even deeper into self destructive incel behaviors.

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[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 32 points 10 months ago

Eh why not, isn't something I'd do and I find it a touch sad but I also don't really give a shit if somebody flirts with their computer.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 28 points 10 months ago (11 children)

I’d love to have an AI assistant/girlfriend like JOI from Bladerunner 2049, something I could jerk off to one minute, then have her prepare my taxes and order a pizza the next. However, these ChatGPT girlfriends all seem like they’re just subscription chatbots. Maybe some day we’ll get there and nerds will work up a local, open-source slutty AI girlfriend, but for now they’re all just crap.

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[–] herrwoland@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Time to add "mass manipulation by AI girlfriend" to the list

[–] danielfgom@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

It's just a big money grab! Everyone is trying to get rich quick. Like with the App Store. Everyone is hoping their bot breaks into the big time and makes them rich.

This is what is terrible about society. Few are making bits that help people, they make bots that appeal to the base desires. A race to the bottom if you will.....will man ever learn???

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

God damn, now we have to hear about of having a fucking AI chat bot considered cheating.

[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] KrokanteBamischijf@feddit.nl 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Exactly what I was thinking. The whole AI hype has been cringe so far and this just confirms it. Seems that the ratio between legitimate use cases and fucking around is kinda skewed towards the meme side of things.

Or it might just signify our population has a HUGE lonelyness problem (for a myriad of reasons).

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Her 2 (2024)?

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Porn and connection with others even virtual is pretty much the driver of adoption for all technology

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Why? Let it happen.

There are zero issues with consent. It is a chatbot not a living or sentient.

There are zero issues with STDs or pregnancy scares.

No one is going to want this as a substitute for a real relationship and if they do you might be doing the world a favor by allowing them a way out of the datingpool.

Sure it could be used for honeypots but we have had that for pretty much all of history. People fake affection or who they are to get what they want.

I just don't see how this is at all different than the forms of erotica we already have and society has adapted to.

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