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AI Girlfriends (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It won't fix it, but it can mitigate it to an extent.

Pets are a expense and a responsibility, with conversations being one sided, so their less than ideal for shut ins who struggle to function to begin with.

Therapy could help, but is also an expense and still has the barrier of a direct interpersonal interaction.

Both of these also have the issue of intimacy being non-existent. An AI offers a chance for low stakes, human like interaction that can be intimate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It doesn't mitigate it any more than feeding candy or alcohol to starving people mitigates their hunger. It might feel like it does for a time, but the underlying problem is only made worse.

It's not an intimate interaction any more than masturbating is intimate.

And I guarantee AI girlfriends are going to cost, too. Probably way more than therapy.