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Millions of teenage boys are replacing real-world intimacy with algorithmically programmed “girlfriends.” Psychological studies indicate that these digital interactions mimic the reward loops found in slot machines. The shift mirrors the 1990s video game addiction crisis, but with the added layer of fabricated emotional feedback. This dependency is actively eroding the foundational social skills required …
Our kids are being targeted by AI chatbots on a massive scale, and most parents have no idea that this is happening. When you are young and impressionable, having someone tell you exactly what you want to hear can be highly appealing. AI chatbots have become extremely sophisticated, and millions of America’s teens are developing very …
via YAHOO: Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending to the sick and elderly, according to a professor who helped invent it. Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, a robot expert from the University of Geneva, who served as the model …