The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy

The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy

MIT Technology Review’s senior reporter for features and investigations, Eileen Guo, and FT tech correspondent Melissa Heikkilä discuss the privacy implications of our new reliance on chatbots.

The State of AI: Chatbot companions and the future of our privacy – Mnnofa

Eileen Guo writes: Even if you don’t have an AI friend yourself, you probably know someone who does. A recent study found that one of the top uses of generative AI is companionship: On platforms like Character.AI, Replika, or Meta AI, people can create personalized chatbots to pose as the ideal friend, romantic partner, parent, therapist, or any other persona they can dream up.  It’s wild how easily people say these relationships can develop. An…