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1 In 5 Boys Know Someone Their Age Who's In A Relationship With An AI Chatbot (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
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[–] 14 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I get that we should protect people from obvious danger but part of me struggles with the ridiculous levels of stupidity some of us fall prey to. I don't know if it's due to a misplaced sense of justice, cause and effect, or just me being a dick, but I want to let people deal with the consequences of their stupidity on their own. If a computer can convince you not to use your brain then I don't think you were using it much to begin with.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    some of us fall prey to.

    new technology presents new issues.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    It's basically the same as gambling, some people are way more susceptible to it than others. You can say: "fuck those people they're weak and deserve to go broke" or you can say we as a society owe them some sort of safeguard.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    I want to let people deal with the consequences of their stupidity on their own.

    Those consequences affect a much much wider range of people, not just those who are stupid about it so it's not about protecting them, it is about protecting everyone including the ones who can't protect themselves.

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