Charlie Brooker

It's a sort of chat bot. That's frustrating. When you've got one But by next year, you'll probably have one that within six minutes, you'll be telling it your deepest, darkest secrets and confiding in it. Because, I mean, they're basically like Eliza, which was the first sort of AI chatbot was this thing, Eliza, wasn't it? That was the 60s, late 60s, something like that.

It's a sort of chat bot. That's frustrating. When you've got one But by next year, you'll probably have one that within six minutes, you'll be telling it your deepest, darkest secrets and confiding in it. Because, I mean, they're basically like Eliza, which was the first sort of AI chatbot was this thing, Eliza, wasn't it? That was the 60s, late 60s, something like that.

It's a sort of chat bot. That's frustrating. When you've got one But by next year, you'll probably have one that within six minutes, you'll be telling it your deepest, darkest secrets and confiding in it. Because, I mean, they're basically like Eliza, which was the first sort of AI chatbot was this thing, Eliza, wasn't it? That was the 60s, late 60s, something like that.

And it was designed to be a sort of... to just do what a basic psychologist would do. And it would just mirror back what you said to it. And there's a sort of famous anecdote about the guy who created Eliza, asked his secretary to test it out. And within about 20 minutes, she asked him to leave the room because she was telling it things that were private.

And it was designed to be a sort of... to just do what a basic psychologist would do. And it would just mirror back what you said to it. And there's a sort of famous anecdote about the guy who created Eliza, asked his secretary to test it out. And within about 20 minutes, she asked him to leave the room because she was telling it things that were private.

And it was designed to be a sort of... to just do what a basic psychologist would do. And it would just mirror back what you said to it. And there's a sort of famous anecdote about the guy who created Eliza, asked his secretary to test it out. And within about 20 minutes, she asked him to leave the room because she was telling it things that were private.

And all that was was a very basic bit of code that would go, hello, what's your name? And you'd say, my name's Charlie. And it would say, how are you feeling today? And you'd go, quite sad. And it would go, oh, Charlie, why are you feeling quite sad? And then before you know it, you're regurgitating your soul. And so they'll probably get to that point where you'll pay not to speak to a human.

And all that was was a very basic bit of code that would go, hello, what's your name? And you'd say, my name's Charlie. And it would say, how are you feeling today? And you'd go, quite sad. And it would go, oh, Charlie, why are you feeling quite sad? And then before you know it, you're regurgitating your soul. And so they'll probably get to that point where you'll pay not to speak to a human.

And all that was was a very basic bit of code that would go, hello, what's your name? And you'd say, my name's Charlie. And it would say, how are you feeling today? And you'd go, quite sad. And it would go, oh, Charlie, why are you feeling quite sad? And then before you know it, you're regurgitating your soul. And so they'll probably get to that point where you'll pay not to speak to a human.

And you'll be speaking to her. You'll be sharing your deepest secrets with an AI therapist who's available 24 hours a day.

And you'll be speaking to her. You'll be sharing your deepest secrets with an AI therapist who's available 24 hours a day.

And you'll be speaking to her. You'll be sharing your deepest secrets with an AI therapist who's available 24 hours a day.

I think you're right, but also like people get shocked when I say I've got like, we've got like an Amazon Alexa device in the house. No, you're right.

I think you're right, but also like people get shocked when I say I've got like, we've got like an Amazon Alexa device in the house. No, you're right.

I think you're right, but also like people get shocked when I say I've got like, we've got like an Amazon Alexa device in the house. No, you're right.

No, people often think it's like me in a wooden shack with foil. Yeah, like you say, foil around. Always foil. There's always foil. Always foil. But if I was sitting there, my computers wouldn't work. I'd be so sad. And so, I mean, I wouldn't say... I mean, the problem is I don't think that... I really do worry.

No, people often think it's like me in a wooden shack with foil. Yeah, like you say, foil around. Always foil. There's always foil. Always foil. But if I was sitting there, my computers wouldn't work. I'd be so sad. And so, I mean, I wouldn't say... I mean, the problem is I don't think that... I really do worry.

No, people often think it's like me in a wooden shack with foil. Yeah, like you say, foil around. Always foil. There's always foil. Always foil. But if I was sitting there, my computers wouldn't work. I'd be so sad. And so, I mean, I wouldn't say... I mean, the problem is I don't think that... I really do worry.

I really worry about... Obviously, in the creative industries, I massively worry about what AI could do, as in terms of it's already a tight time. It's already a challenging environment, you might say, and it could wreak real human havoc very quickly. I can also see why... why it's going to be, do you know what I mean?

I really worry about... Obviously, in the creative industries, I massively worry about what AI could do, as in terms of it's already a tight time. It's already a challenging environment, you might say, and it could wreak real human havoc very quickly. I can also see why... why it's going to be, do you know what I mean?