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Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by scyzoryk_xyz on Thursday November 16, 2023 @06:03AM (#38288106)
Pretty much came into the comments to agree with the self-censorship part there.

But then the author did use 'Her' as the ideal example. That's a pretty good indicator they didn't get the point.

Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by persnickety on Thursday November 16, 2023 @03:32PM (#38295047)
What's the point?
Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by scyzoryk_xyz on Thursday November 16, 2023 @03:54PM (#38295362)
The point of the film „Her”? Pretty sure you can look that up or watch the movie on your own.

My point being, that it’s like someone reading Frankenstein and then thinking it would be a good idea to make a monster of their own.

Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by duskwuff on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:02PM (#38295468)
"At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus..."

(https://twitter.com/AlexBlechman/status/1457842724128833538)

Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by notpachet on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:15PM (#38295640)
"Well did it work for those people?" "No. It never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but... but it might work for us."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4adxJxqZk

Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by ShamelessC on Thursday November 16, 2023 @04:03PM (#38295484)
Samantha from that movie was the opposite of a monster. She was a metaphor for a human relationship and even though she betrays Theo in the end, Theo has learned "how to love".

I didn't find this that difficult to parse.

Re:A Failed AI Girlfriend Product, and My Lessons by persnickety on Saturday November 18, 2023 @04:54AM (#38317531)
I watched the movie. To me it was many thngs, and a cautionary tale was one of the weaker impressions.