The incredible development it has experienced recently allows artificial intelligence to be integrated into our daily lives. When this is the case, the concept of having an emotional relationship with artificial intelligence, which we have seen in movies before, is becoming more and more popular.
An explanation came from the experts about this situation, which we also saw in the movie “Her”, directed by Spike Jonze and starring Joaquin Phoenix. Speaking to The Guardian, researchers touched on the negative aspects of artificial intelligence-supported virtual lovers.
AI dating can make it harder to communicate with normal humans
Experts say that virtual girlfriends can create a new generation of “thinners” who are prone to wanting to control women and can’t communicate with people normally. Tara Hunter, CEO of Full Stop Australia, an Australian organization that supports victims of domestic violence, said: A partner who meets your every need is scary” and warns that problems may arise for men in the future.
An example of this is an application called Eva AI. In the application, which has the slogan “Control as you want”, users are asked to create the “perfect partner” by adding the features they want. So it gives you the opportunity to control everything. Here, too, experts are concerned about the potential implications of this for real-life relationships.
From Swinburne University, Australia, Dr. Belinda Barnet also states that although such relationship practices meet some needs, their effects are unknown. According to Barnet, regulation is needed on how such systems are trained.
It is necessary to pay attention to the negative psychological effects of these unreal relationships.
On the other hand, the psychological effects on people are a separate issue. For example, there is an application called Replika called virtual friendship. Users share their experiences here on a subreddit on Reddit. When we look at a post, we see that the user was “deceived” by another artificial intelligence model by his virtual girlfriend. The user is also very upset about this situation.
This is not the only interesting event in Replika. According to The Guardian, the app’s parent company, Luka Inc, suddenly removed the bot’s erotic role-playing functions earlier this year. After that, users went crazy; they even said that this change made them feel the same as the death of a friend, making them depressed.
Of course, these effects are not limited to men only. Making friends with artificial intelligence can have potentially serious negative effects. Considering that these applications will increase a lot in the coming years, it is necessary to be careful and take the necessary precautions.
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