Be Very Careful About Letting AI Take the Place of Humans in Your Life

 From John Hawkins at Culturcidal:

However, you feel about this, from “Oooh, creepy,” to “Wow, I can’t wait,” I would tell you that AI is truly amazing, but you do not want to get emotionally entangled with it in any way, shape, or form.

As a starting point, it’s not human, and therefore, it can’t scratch that itch we all have for companionship like another person. Worse yet, even if you assume that it generally has good “motives” (and we really can’t do that), we’re talking about products here. You know how you sell products and keep your customers coming back for more? You please the consumer by telling them what they want to hear.

AI grandma may tell you that it’s fine that you’re losing your teeth because you’re using meth, but real grandma is probably going to cry and beg you not to do that to yourself. Your AI girlfriend is going to cater to you and what you want all the time, while your real girlfriend is going to be in a bad mood sometimes, wants to go to a restaurant you don’t like, and complains because you have week-old dishes in the sink. AI Jake Paul will probably… well, they both may give terrible advice to their great grandkids, so that may be more of a wash.

Still, the point is that it’s not healthy to be catered to, told what you want to hear, and to live life on easy street ALL THE TIME. So many of the most worthwhile things in life, like relationships, kids, learning, and skill building, require a lot of discomfort, pain, and boredom. The more you lean on AI EMOTIONALLY, the more it’s going to limit your ability to connect with other people and your life. In the short term, it may seem fun, but long term, it will cripple you emotionally. (Read more.)