New study reports companion robots with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate loneliness epidemic. Surgeon General says loneliness may be as pernicious as cigarettes.

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    I call BS here. A “study” with a conclusion that this “might” happen?

    It sounds more like a speculation than a study.

    No I am not going to click the link from a content farm.

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      I’ve already been told by a friend that he spent the whole late evening after work just chilling with chatgpt, paraphrasing, because he was so lonely. Mostly because I was away at work and I couldn’t reply

      I mean, there must be people out there that would prefer talking to a robot than to a human. The perfect companion, doesn’t judge you, you can’t be awkward with, you won’t have cringe moments because it’s just a robot.

      The future is just way more grim than we expect

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    Call me old fashioned, but I dont think hanging out with a robot would make me feel less lonely.

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    One of those jobs that automation should free up more people to do, not fewer.

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    Even spending days online, talking to REAL people makes me feel lonely, why would a not real person help with that, even if the conversation isn’t through a screen but with a robot…

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    The Enrichment Center reminds you that the Weighted Companion Cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak.

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    Not a great social replacement, but robots with the right skills and dexterity could do some of the more menial care work, which could help people maintain independence for longer.

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    Maybe old people should start being more likable?

    I was at a nursing home and a fairly friendly guy was like “well as long as those nwords dont win the elections”

    Like wtf die already with that shit

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      I think a lot of this could be solved if old people weren’t so stuck with NEEDING their space to be exactly their space. A lot of them are so inflexible about who they live with. I’ve known so many who live alone in a 3 bedroom house, and they feel lonely, but also refuse to live with anyone else.

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    Am oldish (42), going to be alone if I get to older, ready to have robot friend to keep me from going completely insane.

    Actually now that I think about it, can I get one sooner?