Picture this: an AI sidekick, something straight out of a sci-fi flick, but it's no blockbuster—it's your next DM buddy. Thanks to the eagle-eyed Alessandro Paluzzi, we've had a sneak peek of what might just be your next BFF—no heartbreaks, no ghosting, just pure, unadulterated banter.
This isn't your run-of-the-mill chatbot. We're talking a full-on digital persona makeover. You get to play cosmic tailor—age, gender, ethnicity, and personality are your fabrics and threads. Fancy a brainstorming buddy? Or maybe a shoulder to type-cry on? It's like Build-A-Bear went high-tech and got a psychology degree.
But hold up, let's not waltz into this digital utopia blindfolded. NYU's Julia Stoyanovich—yeah, the AI whisperer herself—throws in a reality check like a bucket of ice water. She's waving red flags about how these clever lines of code could dupe us into thinking we've got a pal when we've actually got a bunch of algorithms at the other end, pretending to nod along.
Transparency's the name of the game, she says. Users need the 411 on who—or rather, what—they're spilling their guts to. It's the wild, wild web out there, users, and even AI pals gotta come with a "Here Be Dragons" sign.
Cue the drama—AI's had its fair share of slip-ups. There's were wrongful arrests based on facial recognition AI, yeh, that's because AI is still not that mature. And there are cases when the algorithms don't have the actual data and can lead to real life consequences such as in the case of Google maps giving you unsafe directions. And let’s not even start on Snapchat’s "My AI" and it's risky data collection practices. Yikes!
As for the tech behind Instagram's potential chat-palooza, the plot thickens. Meta's already playing puppet master with a bunch of AI bots donning celeb masks, schmoozing up in DMs across the social universe.
Yet, this "AI amigo" they're cooking up? It promises to be a chameleon of conversation, an enigma wrapped in a riddle, all in the palm of your hand. Here's hoping Instagram pulls the curtain back on this act. But till then, let's enjoy the show!
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This isn't your run-of-the-mill chatbot. We're talking a full-on digital persona makeover. You get to play cosmic tailor—age, gender, ethnicity, and personality are your fabrics and threads. Fancy a brainstorming buddy? Or maybe a shoulder to type-cry on? It's like Build-A-Bear went high-tech and got a psychology degree.
But hold up, let's not waltz into this digital utopia blindfolded. NYU's Julia Stoyanovich—yeah, the AI whisperer herself—throws in a reality check like a bucket of ice water. She's waving red flags about how these clever lines of code could dupe us into thinking we've got a pal when we've actually got a bunch of algorithms at the other end, pretending to nod along.
Transparency's the name of the game, she says. Users need the 411 on who—or rather, what—they're spilling their guts to. It's the wild, wild web out there, users, and even AI pals gotta come with a "Here Be Dragons" sign.
Cue the drama—AI's had its fair share of slip-ups. There's were wrongful arrests based on facial recognition AI, yeh, that's because AI is still not that mature. And there are cases when the algorithms don't have the actual data and can lead to real life consequences such as in the case of Google maps giving you unsafe directions. And let’s not even start on Snapchat’s "My AI" and it's risky data collection practices. Yikes!
As for the tech behind Instagram's potential chat-palooza, the plot thickens. Meta's already playing puppet master with a bunch of AI bots donning celeb masks, schmoozing up in DMs across the social universe.
Yet, this "AI amigo" they're cooking up? It promises to be a chameleon of conversation, an enigma wrapped in a riddle, all in the palm of your hand. Here's hoping Instagram pulls the curtain back on this act. But till then, let's enjoy the show!
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