People in 2024 aren’t just swiping right and left on online dating apps — some are crafting their perfect AI match and entering relationships with chatbots.

Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO, recently shared his concerns about young men creating AI romantic partners and said he believes that AI dating will actually increase loneliness.

“This is a good example of an unexpected problem of existing technology,” Schmidt said in a conversation about AI dangers and regulation on “The Prof G Show” with Scott Galloway released Sunday.

Schmidt said an emotionally and physically “perfect” AI girlfriendcould create a scenario in which a younger male becomes obsessed and allows the AI to take over their thinking.

“That kind of obsession is possible,” Schmidt said in the interview. “Especially for people who are not fully formed.”

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    It’s too late. Real women don’t even want us. Where do i sign up for that AI girlfriend?

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      6 months ago

      If real women don’t like you, that’s a You issue. Make yourself a better person that other people - aka women - want to be around.

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        6 months ago

        what he means is the whole wanna be alpha male douche bag types that suckle on the idea of male machoism and have been manipulated over the years to be steered under American conservative viewpoints and are now basically extreme in their leanings, aren’t compatible with most normal women nowadays and he is the sad. but they are manly tears.

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    6 months ago

    You know, the way this toxic bro culture has evolved, let them build their own romantic partners if actual human women aren’t good enough for them.

    Personally, I love my authentic, human, beautiful complicated and unusual wife. I didn’t get to create her, but I’ve gotten to spend almost 20 years figuring her out and it’s been pretty great.

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    6 months ago

    I’m not sure one of the most evil people on earth is in a position to be dictating human values to anyone.

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    6 months ago

    Could the oldest profession be one of the first to be replaced by AI?

    No.

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    6 months ago

    This is a good example of an unexpected problem of existing technology…

    If only popular media weren’t jammed full of people fantasizing about creating artificial romantic partners or things to stick their junk into.

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    6 months ago

    Does anyone care what this guy says about anything? He is in the news every week with his more or less obnoxious opinions about random stuff. Can we just ignore him?

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    6 months ago

    Bad businessman, bad. Everyone knows you don’t bring problems without solutions.

    Now what’s the solution? (One that doesn’t involve enslaving women further). Bet he won’t broach the idea of regulating AI companions, that would be bad for profit.

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    6 months ago

    20 years later, the last fertile guy cums one last time. Elon is there to catch the golden cum. He must save the world by reverse engineering one semen into an egg. If he can find one, he can bring us back! But so far, it has just been blanks after blanks. This could be it! Imagine all the tits and pussy that could be automatically grown! We’re gonna be millionaires! Women, the ultimate product!..if they can bring them back from extinction.

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    6 months ago

    I want to see the unfolding of a scorching romance between two partners, each not knowing that the other is an AI.

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      6 months ago

      Here’s is a movie plot for you

      Two sentient AI forces into the industry of artificial partners meet and develop human emotions

      Fill in the gaps

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        6 months ago

        The problem is that I’m really not sure how you could ever film that.

        It would work as a book, maybe. You could structure it as a series of chat logs. Slowly start to drop hints to the reader that suggest that something is wrong with both of them.

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      6 months ago

      New on NBC this spring. Tune in for the drama. AI vs AI Romance Island Server Room.