[ExI] The allure of AI companions is hard to resist.

[Bill Hibbard]

It is no coinicence that much of the most advanced AI research
is being done by companies in the advertsing business. Persuasion
is the killer application for AI. Regulation is under the control
of politicians who are very much in the persuasion business so AI
regulation will be susceptible to corruption. The most important
regulation will be transparency requirements to expose corruption.

AI companions will be great tools for persuasion.

> We need to prepare for ?addictive intelligence?
> The allure of AI companions is hard to resist. Here?s how innovation
> in regulation can help protect people.
> By  Robert Mahari & Pat Pataranutaporn      August 5, 2024
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> It is no accident that internet platforms are addictive?deliberate
> design choices, known as ?dark patterns,? are made to maximize user
> engagement. We expect similar incentives to ultimately create AI
> companions that provide hedonism as a service.
> This raises two separate questions related to AI.
> What design choices will be used to make AI companions engaging and
> ultimately addictive?
> And how will these addictive companions affect the people who use them?
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> BillK