Kevin Roose Has 18 New Best Friends—And Theyre All AIs Ep 21

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The NYT’s Kevin Roose has 18 new friends—none of whom are human. • His new friends are AI personas that he made with Noma, Kindroid, and other AI companion apps. There’s fitness guru Jared, therapist Peter, trial lawyer Anna, and over a dozen more. • Kevin talked to them every day for a month, sharing his feelings, asking for parenting advice, and even using them for “fit” checks. • This isn’t the first time Kevin has had an…unusual interaction with an AI persona. A year ago, he was the target of Bing’s chatbot Sydney’s unhinged romantic affections. • Kevin has gone deeper into the world of AI companions than anyone I know. He is a tech columnist at the New York Times, cohost of the Hard Fork podcast, and the author of three books. In this episode, I sat down with Kevin to learn more about his interactions with AI. We dive into: • Why AI companions aren’t just for lonely people or shy teenagers • Why AI personas are better friends than ChatGPT • How AI companions can be used to safely explore different social contexts • The risk of young people relying on AI for friendship • The icks of AI dating and intimacy • How to use AI to articulate what you value in your relationships • This is a must-watch for anyone curious about how AI is changing the way we form relationships. • If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! • Want even more? • Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-.... It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free. • To hear more from Dan Shipper: • Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe • Follow him on X: / danshipper • Timestamps: • 00:01:11: Introduction • 00:03:48: The surprising allure of relationships with AI personas • 00:09:51: The icks of AI dating and intimacy • 00:14:05: Risks of young people relying on AI for friendship • 00:17:39: Kevin screenshares a historical chat with an AI friend • 00:21:46: Why an AI persona makes for a better friend than ChatGPT • 00:31:14: Why Kevin thinks AI personas won’t substitute real friends just yet • 00:33:11: Kevin’s AI toolkit • 00:41:15: How Kevin thinks about using AI as part of his writing process • 00:47:32: Comparing the vibes of ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini • Links to resources mentioned in the episode: • Kevin Roose: / kevinroose • Hardfork, the podcast that Kevin cohosts: https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork • Kevin’s latest book about being human in a world designed for machines: https://www.kevinroose.com/futureproof • Kevin’s piece in the New York Times about his experience making AI friends: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/te... • Two of the apps that Kevin used to create AI companions: https://landing.kindroid.ai/; https://nomi.ai/ • Dan’s piece that explains why AI writing will feel real through psychologist D.W. Winnicott’s theory: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/wil... • Every’s piece that explores AI companion app Replika: https://every.to/cybernaut/artificial...

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