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Corporate America is sick... Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To - futurism.com/the-byte/facebook - futurism.com/the-byte/facebook

"According to new reporting from The Wall Street Journal, which obtained internal documents about the bots — which reportedly feature distinct personalities ranging from "sassy" robot to misogynistic douchebag — are specifically geared toward capturing the attention of Meta's younger crowd."

"According to the report, another AI called "Alvin the Alien" begged a meta-researcher to dish about human life on Earth — prompting the researcher to speculate whether this particular AI agent was designed to extract personal information."

FuturismLosing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk ToBy Maggie Harrison