Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness with an 'AI friend'?(theguardian.com)

Do you trust Mark Zuckerberg to solve your loneliness with an 'AI friend'?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/15/mark-zuckerberg-loneliness-epidemic-ai-friends

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I don't even trust him to solve loneliness by using his algorithms to keep me connected with my actual real friends — refresh default feed, different random subset of things they've posted in the last month or so.

I *definitely* do not trust him to solve loneliness even if the AI was good, because every third post-shaped block is an advert, and can you imagine a real life event where every third sentence is your interlocutor trying to sell you random stuff? Huh, that was a comedy sketch nearly 50 years ago already: https://youtu.be/qe7n7a82HWw?si=SJy-SFNaArmLDAR7

And I don't trust the AI to be any good. I like what they do, but honestly, they remind me a lot of my mother's Alzheimer's.

incomingpain작년

No, but shouldn't we be happy that he's trying to help the problem?

beardyw작년

Yes, Zuk no longer cares about money, he just wants me to be happy.

taylodl작년

I trust Zuck to do what he thinks will make him the most money - he doesn't care if what he's peddling is solving problems or creating them, so long as you're using it. That's not even a judgement statement, what other behavior do you expect from a capitalist?

Koshima작년

I’m not sure if I trust any billionaire to solve loneliness, but at least he is building platforms that keep people connected...

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