Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and children under 18

Re:Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and... by blobbers on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:07PM (#43918873)

Can someone link the actual products they're talking about? ChatGPT isn't exactly great at forming emotional bonds, but I could see some other app doing this.

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Re:Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and... by sandinmyjoints on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:27PM (#43919068)

> We conducted extensive research on social AI companions as a category, and specifically evaluated popular social AI companion products including Character.AI, Nomi, Replika, and others, testing their potential harm across multiple categories.

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Re:Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and... by K0balt on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:12PM (#43918932)

You’d be surprised. I think it varies with the update, but I’ve often suspected that it has been optimized for role-play at some level. As OAI looks for mass-market fit I expect this to continue.

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Re:Social AI companions pose unacceptable risks to teens and... by 2099miles on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @02:27PM (#43919075)

Character ai is the one I heard about most.

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