20250929 - Friend AI fails to make friends
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and everyone hates it on sight
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Sources:
Harvard Dropout Avi Schiffmann is Making an AI-Powered ‘Wearable Mom’ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/12/3/avi-schiffmann-wearable-ai/
Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck https://www.wired.com/story/friend-ai-pendant/
Your new AI Friend is almost ready to meet you https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/30/24207029/friend-ai-companion-gadget
Friend’s $99 necklace uses AI to help combat loneliness https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/30/friend-is-an-ai-companion-backed-by-founders-of-solana-perplexity-and-zfellows/
I Hate My Friend https://www.wired.com/story/i-hate-my-ai-friend/
“‘Friend’ is an AI wearable device designed to provide ‘’companionship + emotional support’ — i.e replace human friendships” https://www.tumblr.com/ef-1/795845612372475904/friend-is-an-ai-wearable-device-designed-to
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