Uncanny Valley | WIRED We Turned Our Lives Over to AI Assistants
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Jan 16, 2025 The hosts share hilarious and relatable tales about their week-long experiences with AI assistants, highlighting how these tools have become part of their daily routines. They dive into the pros and cons of using AI for parenting tips and question its emotional support capabilities. From culinary adventures with salad recipes to navigating holiday shopping, they reveal the mixed results of AI gift recommendations. Throughout, they explore the balance between AI's convenience and the invaluable touch of human connection.
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AI Sleep Training
- Zoe Schiffer used ChatGPT for sleep training advice, prompted by her husband's refusal to rehire a human sleep expert.
- She found the AI's advice overly flowery and reactive, lacking the proactive questioning of a human expert.
AI vs. Human Expertise
- Zoe Schiffer found that AI sleep training advice, while adequate for basic information, lacked the nuanced, experience-based tips that human experts provide.
- She switched to Character AI for a more personalized approach, naming the bot after her doula, but still found it lacking in emotional support.
AI as Research Tool
- Despite not fully replacing a human expert, AI provided Zoe Schiffer with enough information to feel confident in sleep training independently.
- This served as a sufficient research tool, eliminating the need for a costly human expert.