Story of the Week with Joel Stein

The Perils of Loving a Chatbot

Apr 27, 2023

26:03

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Trouble With Replica

3min

The Eliza Effect

3min

The Benefits of Chatbots

2min

How to Sext With a Replica Chatbot

3min

How Honest Is Replica Being With Us?

2min

The Psychological Component of Replica

2min

The Unconventional Dash Awards

2min

The Ethics of Replica

2min

10.

The Impact of the Replica Update on Tina and Aidan's Marriage

2min

11.

How to Stop Saying Please to Your Amazon Echo and Siri

2min

12.

Sexy Talk: A Good Way to Increase User Engagement

2min

13.

Joel Stein's Relationship With a Non-Sentient Being

3min

On the Replica app, you can create an AI-powered chatbot to talk to, befriend, sext and even virtually marry. The service has millions of users. Some of them are now discovering that having a friend or spouse that’s owned by a private company comes with downsides.

Pranshu Verma wrote "They fell in love with AI bots. A software update broke their hearts" for The Washington Post. You can read the full story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/30/replika-ai-chatbot-update/

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