deadymouseMar 5

How effectively will the AI of the future be able to replace real sexual partners or friends?

https://lemmy.world/post/43874549

How effectively will the AI of the future be able to replace real sexual partners or friends? - Lemmy.World

I clarify: For example, instead of wasting energy looking for real partners or friends, people come every day after work, chat, or even make love in VR with their ideal partner who will always listen to them. Of course, people of these AIs will rent on a monthly subscription, аlthough a small number of people will be able to buy such a toy, most will still have to rent it. In addition, because of this, people will stop distinguishing reality from simulation, and even touching grass or fresh air will not help, because simulations will copy the sensations of reality to the smallest detail. >You will own nothing and will be happy, right?

Show threadMagicShel

You’ve got two very different questions here.

Will AI be able to replace sexual partners? You don’t need AI for that. We’ve had sex toys for millennia. You don’t need a partner for sexual gratification. You need a partner for all the other things that come with being in a relationship.

Will you be able to have a friendship with an AI? No. Talking to an AI is essentially talking to yourself. If you can’t replace a relationship with an imaginary friend, AI won’t do it either.

That being said, it is possible that some people’s interactions in a relationship are so shallow that they could replace people with AI. Frankly it might be best is they did so to spare others from investing in relationships that are clearly one-sided.

Mar 5 at 12:05pmWeb