Joseph Cox

A new study finds that texting a random stranger is probably better to mitigate loneliness than talking to an AI-powered chatbot

https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/

Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows

A newly published study of how college students interact with chatbots and human strangers showed talking to a random person offers more connection than an LLM.

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Mar 16 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadAdam Katz3d ago

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@adamhotep/112440540150220075

@josephcox Thanks to pig butchering, the best strategy for a random stranger's message is to ignore it. However, I'm sure there are less random approaches.

The word "random" is often abused to mean "arbitrary" or "obscure" rather than truly random: