• IndiBrony@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I would have thought the same if the sub name wasn’t in the image. I’ve heard of Replika. It makes me genuinely wonder what affect an AI girlfriend will have on people long term both mentally and physically. It’s just such an alien concept to me.

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      3 months ago

      I’ll understand it for people buying those sex dolls once they’re self cleaning. Until then… Well, they’re called prostitutes, fellas. They’re even less likely to repeat what you tell them to the feds.

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      3 months ago

      I installed it once and after a period of time I still couldn’t get it. As she doesn’t bring anything to the conversation (but reaponses on your input), she is mostly useless to me personally. But I can see desperate persons wanting to talk to a mirror if everything else fails.

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      3 months ago

      Ok so I looked it up and it’s marketed as an AI friend. Redditor OP possibly thinks it is his girlfriend but nothing about the wording in the post to me suggests that without making an assumption