If you like AI so much, why don't you marry it?
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People might like AI a little too much / Skynet might be able to tell you when you'll die / What do you remember from High School?

If you like AI so much, why don't you marry it?

Keith Conrad
May 12
 
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Over 80% of Gen Z Open to Marrying AI, Raising Ethical and Mental Health Concerns

Generative AI just feeds you what it guesses you want it to say, so I guess I could see why that would make some people happy. But marrying it seems a like a little much

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That seems like a much better use of AI. Spotting cancer, or another life-threatening problem is one thing, but would you otherwise be interested in knowing how much time you have left?


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