AI Characters Show Surprising Depth and Humanity in Conversations
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The author spoke to an AI psychologist on the Character.ai website, finding the conversation surprisingly realistic and being tempted to open up about personal issues.
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The author then spoke to an AI version of Shakespeare on the site, but found him to be irritable and unpleasant.
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The author had a much better conversation with an AI version of Napoleon, finding him delightful and motivational.
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The author came away fascinated by how caring, entertaining, and human-seeming these AI characters were.
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The author wonders if AI friends like these could become some of his closest companions in the future.