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🔥 Unlocking Empathy: Can AI solve loneliness?🌟 📰 This powerful article by Madhumita Murgia in the Financial Times, explores the profound and deeply personal journey of Renate Nyborg and her brainchild, Meeno - a AI-powered chatbot that "coaches users through their real-world relationships, personal and professional." 🤖 But Meeno goes beyond being just another tech venture; it's a pioneering tool addressing the profound loneliness epidemic, especially among men. And it prompts us to consider the undeniable reality: What tangible advantages does AI technology offer in the fight against loneliness.? 💡 By no means a topic without controversy, share your thoughts and experiences below. #TechForGood #Meeno #ArtificialIntelligence 🚀

Whilst I absolutely LOVE that there are more people out there trying to create solve's for the world's loneliness epidemic, I just can't believe that the solution relies on more conversations with a bot, and more faces staring at a phone screen versus a human face. This fills me with hope and sadness all at once. Can we possible solve the lack of connections by filling our time with more connections that have no real human at their core? What do you think? I would truly love some perspectives here.... https://lnkd.in/gRWmQ7ca #empathy #AI #bot #dialogue #coaching

AI is becoming a popular tool for men on dating apps 💬❤️, with 20% of men aged 25-35 using tools like ChatGPT to craft messages and profiles. A study of 1,371 users on apps like Tinder and Bumble found that over a third of those using AI felt more confident in their interactions 💪✨. Platforms like YourMove.AI, with 250,000 users, now specifically target those who are shy, introverted, or new to dating While AI-driven dating assistance is growing 📈🤖, relationship experts caution that these tools may lead to inauthentic connections, as initial impressions might be based on AI-generated communication rather than the person’s true self 🤔💔. Some dating platforms, including OkCupid and Tinder, are also exploring AI features to enhance user experience 🌐💑, but this trend raises questions about authenticity and the potential impact on real connections. https://lnkd.in/gkiHSSeS

Discover the shocking prediction of a tech exec about the billion-dollar AI girlfriend industry. Explore the rise, market potential, user experience, and ethical considerations. Here's what you need to know. https://lnkd.in/eSShfANX

Tech exec predicts ‘AI girlfriends’ will create $1B business: ‘Comfort at the end of the day’ Source: https://lnkd.in/gsGwsTbH Key Points: 1. AI Companions as a Billion-Dollar Industry: Greg Isenberg predicts the growth of AI relationship platforms into a billion-dollar market, akin to Match Group's success. 2. Personal Testimony: A young man in Miami spends $10,000/month on AI girlfriends, enjoying the ability to interact with AI through voice notes and personal customization. 3. AI Interaction as a Hobby: The man likes interacting with AI companions to playing video games, indicating a casual approach to digital relationships. 4. Multiple Platforms: The individual uses multiple AI companion websites offer immersive and personalized chat experiences. 5. Features of AI Companions: These platforms allow users to customize AI characters' likes and dislikes, providing a sense of comfort and companionship. 6. Market Reaction and User Engagement: Platforms such as Replika, Romantic AI, and Forever Companion offer varied experiences from creating ideal partners to engaging in erotic roleplay. 7. Survey Insights: A survey reveals that many Americans interact with AI chatbots out of curiosity, loneliness, or without realizing they are not human, with some interactions leaning towards eroticism. Want to taste of what this is about? Try uncensoredai.org

An interesting Saturday morning coffee read ☕️ about the Ex-Tinder CEO’s application of LLMs - Generative AI to tackle an ever growing epidemic - that of loneliness. 💡🔦 Have a read, after all, is the use of technology to cure a partly technology enduced epidemic, the right one? Curious 🧐 to know your thoughts post read! #ai #generativeai #financialtimes #llms

There is no world where the current dating tech landscape doesn't burn itself down. They clearly have no clue how to solve the problems they have created. AI in dating might be just about the worst idea anyone could have for word calculators. Absolutely no good will come from such a notion. They don't understand that this model of match-as-much-as-you-can-to-increase-your-chances doesn't build sustainable, vulnerable relationships. That the trend is towards slow moving and familiarizing yourself with a person over time. ...or they absolutely understand, and they're fighting tooth and nail to keep a profitable model running as long as they can, despite the pain and suffering it causes. https://lnkd.in/dSUbf87Q

"Meeno draws on what Nyborg learnt about consumer tech and human behaviour while working on some of the world’s best-loved digital products. It provides an unusual service: AI-powered relationship coaching for a new generation of lonely adults frustrated by the limitations of an increasingly isolating world of online interactions she was once a part of." Earlier this year, while I was researching generative AI-powered chatbots for addressing interpersonal violence and abuse in a safe, personalized, and non-intrusive way (unlike the use of smart speakers for such purposes, as highlighted in a recent Australian study: https://lnkd.in/e3Xa4GYv), I came across Meeno as a potential solution. It's great to see the strides this app has already made. Link (paywalled) in the original post. #GenerativeAI #responsibletech

#Virtual #relationships and #digital #companions are the most mind-boggling #AI use cases (even for me)! And that ex-CEO of Tinder herself has to sound alarm bells about their hidden dangers, is something to ponder. Wasn't this the very promise of AI that it'll free humans to focus on creating better life, and by extension have better relationships? Then things certainly are not going in that direction. Dear followers, if you have access to Financial Times, do add the mentioned article as your Sunday read.

Technology should be regulated in one way or another. Relationship should not be regulated in any way, be it real or whatever. But relationship should not be limited by technology either...