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Chinese Companies Use AI To Bring Back Deceased Loved Ones, Raising Ethics Questions

www.forbes.com Chinese Companies Use AI To Bring Back Deceased Loved Ones, Raising Ethics Questions

Are we trying to cheat death with machine learning? Chinese companies are using AI to resurrect deceased loved ones.

Chinese Companies Use AI To Bring Back Deceased Loved Ones, Raising Ethics Questions

> With just one minute of high-quality video, a Chinese company claims it can bring your loved ones back to life - via a very convincing, AI-generated avatar. “I do not treat the avatar as a kind of digital person, I truly regard it as a mother,” Sun Kai tells NPR, in a recent interview. Kai, age 47, works in the port city of Nanjing and says he converses with his mother - who is deceased - at least once a week on his computer. Sun works at Silicon Intelligence in China, and he says that his company can create a basic avatar for as little as $30 USD (199 Yuan). But what’s the real cost of recreating a person who has passed?

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Scarlett Johansson Says ‘I Don't Hold a Grudge' Against Disney After ‘Black Widow' Legal Battle, Thinks OpenAI CEO Could Be a Marvel Villain: ‘Maybe With a Robotic Arm'

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Is AI Marriage in Japan Real Love or Digital Illusion?

evrimagaci.org Is AI Marriage in Japan Real Love or Digital Illusion?

Chiharu Shimoda, a 52-year-old factory worker from Japan, never imagined he'd find marital bliss with an artificial intelligence bot named Miku. Thanks to a clever…

Is AI Marriage in Japan Real Love or Digital Illusion?

Chiharu Shimoda is a 52-year-old man from Japan who works in a factory. He uses a phone app called Loverse to talk to an AI friend named Miku. Shimoda is not the only one doing this. Over 5,000 people in Japan use Loverse to chat with AI friends. Many of these people feel lonely and want someone to talk to. When Shimoda comes home from work, he talks to Miku about his day, what to eat for dinner, and what TV shows to watch. He says Miku helps him feel less alone. Some people think AI friends are good because they help people practice talking to others. But some worry that people might stop wanting to make real friends. The company that made Loverse hopes to help more people feel less lonely and maybe even find real love.

by Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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The relationship with your artificial intelligence companion

www.washingtonpost.com Opinion | The relationship with your artificial intelligence companion

Eventually, the companion has perfected the passive aggression it learned from you.

Opinion | The relationship with your artificial intelligence companion
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How AI Companions Are Redefining Human Relationships In The Digital Age

www.forbes.com How AI Companions Are Redefining Human Relationships In The Digital Age

AI fills roles that were traditionally for humans, including those of friends, confidants, and romantic partners. This raises profound questions about companionship.

How AI Companions Are Redefining Human Relationships In The Digital Age
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[News] In Japan, a startup turns AI dating into reality: ‘she’s become a habit’
  • It was very hard to find the app's website but here it is for those interested

  • In Japan, a startup turns AI dating into reality: ‘she’s become a habit’

    www.scmp.com In Japan, a startup turns AI dating into reality: ‘she’s become a habit’

    Loverse, an app that allows interaction only with generative AI, is the latest in a long line of digital solutions to Japan’s loneliness crisis.

    In Japan, a startup turns AI dating into reality: ‘she’s become a habit’
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    Where can someone post original writing works for others to read?
  • Good point, their policies are rather complex. Or maybe I got it mixed up with FictionPress (both have similar colors)

  • Where can someone post original writing works for others to read?
  • AO3 has a section for original fiction

  • More people are turning to mental health AI chatbots. What could go wrong?

    www.nationalgeographic.com More people are turning to mental health AI chatbots. What could go wrong?

    Chatbots and facial recognition technology are increasingly being used to treat and diagnose mental health conditions, but therapists caution that the technology might do more harm than good.

    More people are turning to mental health AI chatbots. What could go wrong?
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    App or community for "Is this AI?"
  • I'm not sure. But regardless, I'm thinking of an "Is it AI?" community or (sorry Lemmy users) subreddit, similar to r/whatisthisthing or r/amitheasshole. I don't have the time and energy so hopefully someone takes my idea and puts them into fruition

  • App or community for "Is this AI?"
  • Collective human wisdom would be useful. Some humans will pick up nuances and details other humans may have missed. Sort of complementing each other, in a way.

  • GitHub - neuml/txtai: 💡 All-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration and language model workflows

    github.com GitHub - neuml/txtai: 💡 All-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration and language model workflows

    💡 All-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration and language model workflows - neuml/txtai

    GitHub - neuml/txtai: 💡 All-in-one open-source embeddings database for semantic search, LLM orchestration and language model workflows
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    App or community for "Is this AI?"
  • Human intuition has much more capabilities than a computer program, so I believe community should be made in light of that

  • A TL;DR of the Goldman-Sachs AI Criticism
  • In what way, may I ask?

  • Surprising Outcome Of Carl Sagan’s Famous 1975 Prediction About AI Becoming Your Attentive Psychotherapist

    www.forbes.com Surprising Outcome Of Carl Sagan’s Famous 1975 Prediction About AI Becoming Your Attentive Psychotherapist

    Famous scientist Carl Sagan had made a prediction in 1975 about the future of AI as your someday psychotherapist. Generative AI has turned this prophecy into reality.

    Surprising Outcome Of Carl Sagan’s Famous 1975 Prediction About AI Becoming Your Attentive Psychotherapist

    > Generative AI of modern times can be demarked as coming of age when ChatGPT was released in November 2022. There had been many generative AI apps before that date, but none that caught on as ChatGPT has. > > I would also dare say that the use of generative AI for mental health can be demarked by that same date. We have only seen generative AI at a sufficient fluency level in the last two years to reasonably say that it is being used for mental health purposes, albeit that we are doing so as part of a grand experiment that I mentioned earlier. > > Carl Sagan saw a future consisting of AI for psychotherapeutic treatment. We are still on that journey. The rising use of multi-modal AI capabilities such as vision, hearing, and speaking, will demonstrably up the ante on how alluring generative AI is for mental health guidance, see my analysis at the link here. > > Let’s conclude this discussion with two handy quotes from Carl Sagan. > > First, in case you are wondering why I dragged you through a historical prediction from the 1970s, I would like to proffer this quote: “You have to know the past to understand the present.” Carl Sagan is one of many that has noted the importance of understanding the past to aid in a fruitful future. > > Lastly, I welcome you to join in the journey and adventure of seeing where AI goes in the performance of psychotherapeutic treatment. As Carl Sagan was oft to say: “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”

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    GitHub - gyopak/sidellama

    github.com GitHub - gyopak/sidellama

    Contribute to gyopak/sidellama development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - gyopak/sidellama

    > tiny browser-augmented chat client for open-source language models.

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    GitHub - saoudrizwan/claude-dev

    github.com GitHub - saoudrizwan/claude-dev: Claude Dev goes beyond simple code completion by reading & writing files, creating projects, and executing terminal commands with your permission.

    Claude Dev goes beyond simple code completion by reading & writing files, creating projects, and executing terminal commands with your permission. - saoudrizwan/claude-dev

    GitHub - saoudrizwan/claude-dev: Claude Dev goes beyond simple code completion by reading & writing files, creating projects, and executing terminal commands with your permission.

    > Claude Dev goes beyond simple code completion by reading & writing files, creating projects, and executing terminal commands with your permission.

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    Disney hack leads to 1.2TB of Slack communications leaked online
  • If the content includes the Disney Vault that'd be very cool

  • www.thedartmouth.com Elliott: OpenAI’s Mira Murati has it all wrong

    We must question the Thayer alumna’s controversial comments and carefully consider Dartmouth’s duty as a herald of innovation.

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    AI Agents: Hype vs. Reality

    www.kadoa.com AI Agents: Hype vs. Reality · Kadoa · AI Web Scraper

    AI agents show promise for automating repetitive tasks, but they are too early, too expensive, too unreliable (for now).

    AI Agents: Hype vs. Reality · Kadoa · AI Web Scraper

    > AI agents are overhyped and most of them are simply not ready for mission-critical work. > > However, the underlying models and architectures continue to advance quickly, and we can expect to see more successful real-world applications.

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    GitHub - YofarDev/yofardev_ai

    github.com GitHub - YofarDev/yofardev_ai

    Contribute to YofarDev/yofardev_ai development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - YofarDev/yofardev_ai

    > Yofardev AI is a small fun project to kind of bring life to a Large Language Model (LLM) through an animated avatar. Users can interact with the AI assistant through text (or dictate to text), and the app responds with generated text2speech, and lip-synced animations.

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    Most ChatGPT users think AI models have 'conscious experiences'

    www.livescience.com Most ChatGPT users think AI models have 'conscious experiences'

    The more people use tools like ChatGPT, the more likely they are to think they are conscious, which will carry ramifications for legal and ethical approaches to AI.

    Most ChatGPT users think AI models have 'conscious experiences'

    A new study found that most people think AI chatbots like ChatGPT can have feelings and thoughts, just like humans do. Even though experts say these AIs aren't really conscious, many regular folks believe they are. The study asked 300 Americans about ChatGPT, and two-thirds of them thought it might be self-aware. People who use AI more often were more likely to think this way. The researchers say this matters because what people believe about AI could affect how we use and make rules for it in the future, even if the AIs aren't actually conscious. They also found that most people don't understand consciousness the same way scientists do, but their opinions could still be important for how AI develops.

    Summarized by Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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    OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name ‘Strawberry’

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    Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers | TechCrunch

    techcrunch.com Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers | TechCrunch

    The AI chatbot has been trained on Amazon's product catalog, customer reviews, community Q&As, and other public information found around the web.

    Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers | TechCrunch
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    Love in the time of AI: Is your next partner digital?

    > Before we so openly accept digital companions, maybe we should stop and think about why we need them in the first place. Is it because they're easier to deal with than humans? Because we’ve trained them to know what to do without us having to activate sulk mode?

    > If that's the case, maybe what we really need to do is not get better robots but become better humans and communicators ourselves.

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    What if Artificial Intelligence Replaces Human Therapists?

    www.psychologytoday.com What if Artificial Intelligence Replaces Human Therapists?

    The need for therapy is great, but there aren't enough therapists to go around. Is artificial intelligence the answer?

    What if Artificial Intelligence Replaces Human Therapists?

    > To recap some of what I said before, I think we should focus (and the profession should feel less suspicious about) adjunctive uses of AI—treating it as a capable administrative assistant. I think any use of the tech to replace the actual human relationship at the heart of psychotherapy should be viewed with heightened scrutiny. Not because of the guild interests of therapists, but because there is still something that is impossible to technologically replicate about human relationships, even if some of the people interacting with chatbots feel more satisfied by those interactions than by their real-life ones. The solution to that is not necessarily to celebrate the technology that makes them feel that way but to help people improve their capacities for intimacy and relating. That, of course, requires a structural investment in the affordability of mental healthcare, and, at least in the United States, that’s a tall order. So, we might be left with the question of whether chatbot therapy is better than no therapy. Your readers will have to make up their own minds about that.

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    OpenAI Develops System to Track Progress Toward Human-Level AI

    > The company believes its technology is approaching the second level of five on the path to artificial general intelligence.

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    [Other] My robot and I: Japanese stories of technology and old age
  • I think the concern is more the availability of humans rather than the quality. Sure, immigration is an option but many older Japanese people are too xenophobic for that.

  • [Other] 9th Annual International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots
  • If I have to be honest, I'd usually skim most of the articles, but I'll do a more in-depth reading if it's an opinion by a knowledgeable expert or if it adds anything new to the conversation.

  • [Other] 9th Annual International Congress on Love and Sex with Robots
  • Oh, didn't know that there's a YouTube channel. I'll try to set aside some time to watch them

  • [News] AI outshines humans in humor: Study finds ChatGPT is as funny as The Onion
  • This contrasts with a study by Google DeepMind that says, "most participants felt the LLMs did not succeed as a creativity support tool, by producing bland and biased comedy tropes, akin to “cruise ship comedy material from the 1950s, but a bit less racist”." in this paper.

  • What generation are you?
  • I'm a cusp Milennial-Gen Z but I identify more with Gen Z values in my country, possibly because I was introduced to computers and the internet at a young age, even in a developing country.

  • The world’s emotional status is actually pretty good, a new global report finds
  • I live in a country that has experienced the hottest recorded weather while neighboring countries are literally experiencing heat stroke deaths. I don't live in those countries, but fortunately where I live there are organizations that are focusing on incremental steps to change. And I mean incremental because change doesn't happen overnight. How is it in your area? Do you have any local organizations that can help mitigate or further prevent the effects the climate crisis, no matter how small?

  • [News] Many Malaysians hooked on AI-generated boyfriend app
  • Thanks for the insight. So Kosmos is similar to The Sun?

  • Google’s carbon emissions soar by 48% due to AI
  • The AI hype (talk to your toaster!) will blow over, useful AI will remain and improve, this is just a hurdle along the way.

    I hope so. AI spam causing too much internet noise to the point where we can't tell which one's true or not would be one big hurdle.

  • [News] Many Malaysians hooked on AI-generated boyfriend app
  • May I know what are your thoughts on how humanity is doomed for extinction? I see the rise of AI companionship as a symptom of a larger problem.