Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie put out a chatbot, CarynAI, supposedly based on herself. You could talk to the robot Caryn for $1 per minute! CarynAI took in $70,000 in its first week. Marjorie …
Marjorie now has a few hundred people (people who clearly can’t discern fantasy from reality in their emotional lives) who have become obsessed with her based on a fantasy…an avowedly uncomfortable, very horny fantasy that they’ve each invested thousands of dollars into. Surely that could have no possible pitfalls or dangers whatsoever.
It isn’t like Marjorie interfered with a video game that they really like…oh, um…uh oh.
Marjorie now has a few hundred people (people who clearly can’t discern fantasy from reality in their emotional lives) who have become obsessed with her based on a fantasy…an avowedly uncomfortable, very horny fantasy that they’ve each invested thousands of dollars into. Surely that could have no possible pitfalls or dangers whatsoever.
It isn’t like Marjorie interfered with a video game that they really like…oh, um…uh oh.
I want the money but no consequences
You seem to be lost
That’s a good point.
I guess I would slowly try to make the AI different from herself?
Not sure how, but I’d be tempted to have an alternate persona or sunshine for 70k a week. Like Paris Hilton or something.