Eric Schmidt said the emotionally and physically "perfect" AI girlfriend may lead young male users to become obsessed with the chatbot.

People in 2024 aren’t just swiping right and left on online dating apps — some are crafting their perfect AI match and entering relationships with chatbots.

Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO, recently shared his concerns about young men creating AI romantic partners and said he believes that AI dating will actually increase loneliness.

“This is a good example of an unexpected problem of existing technology,” Schmidt said in a conversation about AI dangers and regulation on “The Prof G Show” with Scott Galloway released Sunday.

Schmidt said an emotionally and physically “perfect” AI girlfriendcould create a scenario in which a younger male becomes obsessed and allows the AI to take over their thinking.

“That kind of obsession is possible,” Schmidt said in the interview. “Especially for people who are not fully formed.”

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      I, ahem, meant something like

      Will as in “determination, aspiration, ambition”,

      by desire, but probably have lost the initial thought a few times when typing this.

      What you actually want is food, shelter, health, family and friends, peace, song and exercise, being there for others as they’re there for you.

      But you don’t want a painting of a friend instead of a friend.

        • rottingleaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Well, that’s what I meant. Our civilization has become seriously invested into a few simulacra at once. Using that to replace frustration with a smaller (but very attractive) simulacrum that couldn’t be maintained anymore 20+ years ago.

          “Touching grass” will be painful.