. Consider this: If an AI can perfectly model your unique psychology over years to act as your infinitely patient therapist, your ideal friend, or your perfectly complimentary coworker, what happens to human society when talking to an imperfect, frustrating, messy human being starts to feel like a massive downgrade? It’s a frightening possibility, but … Read more
. Character.AI, a service where you can converse with customizable AI characters, has launched a new c.ai Books mode letting users “step inside a classic novel” and role-play in its world. Reading is a dying art. That’s why Kurt Vonnegut urged writers to “pity the readers.” “Readers have to identify thousands of little marks on … Read more
. Objection, an AI startup, allows users to utilize artificial intelligence to assess journalism and challenge stories with unfair coverage, but critics warn that the platform could inadvertently silence whistleblowers. The startup’s founder, Aron D’Souza, thinks that the American media system is broken and those harmed by its coverage have very few means to fight … Read more
. Meta wants its employees to feel closer to the company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, by interacting with his AI twin. Three people familiar with the matter said the company is working to create a photorealistic, AI-powered 3D character of Mark Zuckerberg, according to the Financial Times. The billionaire’s mannerisms, public statements, and his thinking on … Read more