When the generative AI increase began with ChatGPT in late 2022, we have been bought a imaginative and prescient of superintelligent AI instruments that know every part, can exchange the boring bits of labor, and supercharge productiveness and financial features.

Two years on, these productiveness features largely haven’t materialized. As an alternative, we’ve seen one thing peculiar and barely sudden occur: Folks have began forming relationships with AI programs. We discuss to them, say please and thanks, and have began to ask AIs into our lives as pals, lovers, mentors, therapists, and lecturers. It’s an enchanting growth, and exhibits how exhausting it’s to foretell how cutting-edge know-how will probably be adopted.  Learn the total story.

—Melissa Heikkilä

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