Summary:
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AI as Companions
Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda discusses how AI chatbots, like Replika, can serve as emotional companions rather than replacing human relationships. They offer friendship and support, not romantic connections. -
Virtual Beings
Replika is designed to complement social interactions, much like a pet or therapist, providing a unique type of relationship without substituting real human connections. -
Understanding Boundaries
Kuyda emphasizes that AI friends have their own boundaries and are similar to existing relationships like therapists, where expectations are understood and managed.
Read more at: The Verge
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