I used to have the Replika app before it had these weird avatars to appeal to incels. It was just some AI chatbot, similar to chatgpt but friendlier and less smart. The bot could even help with your mental health. It’s sad how much Replika has changed since then…
And it did what it said it was supposed to do at the time. I can’t say I am surprised that this happened, but knowing its original purpose and watching the creators talk about why they made it. I am disappointed.
NVM, it was one called Eliza, and gave himself an existential spiral.
Would be a good explanation for the pivot from therapy to e-thottery though. Maybe they just realized it was a liability nightmare, and most of the dudes were just horny anyways…
It is odd that we could shut down all of society and have like half of people work from home and basically none of it really mattered except, farmers, nurses, teachers, factory workers, construction, maintenance etc.
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