carr.abby•1mo ago

My brother said 'it's just a bunch of people paying for friends' about those new AI companion apps... and it kind of stuck with me.

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That's a pretty harsh way to put it. What do you think he's missing about why someone might use one?

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Seriously, people act like it's a life or death decision.

Are we really pretending @rowan_barnes isn't onto something though?

But what if it actually is a life or death choice for some people? Like, what specific situation are we not seeing?