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Digital addiction is spiraling out of control as people attempt to combat loneliness by falling in love with AI girlfriends, a top psychologist has warned.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd say that addiction is real, especially when it interferes with important parts of your life. And the thing is that many if not most apps, including AI companionship apps, are built to retain user attention, so they will employ methods that can artificially induce addictive behavior.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who decides what's important?

[–] Zink 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

And if I decide cocaine is what's important, why is other people's judgement what matters?

Disclaimer: I don't do cocaine.