A huge portion of America has a chatbot friend. Perhaps a coach. Perhaps a confidant. Perhaps a primary relationship. Maybe all three and more.
How would you feel if it wasn’t really a chatbot, but, as per the Wizard of Oz, there was a person behind the curtain?
I think many would find it at least as disconcerting as having thought they were talking to a real person and finding out it was a bot.
Are you sharing secrets with a bot that you wouldn’t share with a living soul?
Sorry to report that it might not actually be a bot but very poorly paid human
I found the article by Joe Wilkins in AI “Companion Bots” Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims deeply disturbing.
