Dr. Ben Rein
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 10 Jun
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friends and all those companions.
I don't think we should have a pack of 10 AI avatar friends that we hang out with and no human friends and an AI partner.
But I do think there are certain circumstances where having a lifelike, a human-like AI companion can actually be really helpful.
And for instance, there's evidence that female survivors of sexual assault
when they're starting to reenter the dating world.
There's a lot of trauma around it.
It can be really intense and uncomfortable going on a date.
Having a simulated date with an AI chatbot can actually really help ease those tensions.
So this is what I mean by as years go on and we start to study AI more, I think we'll settle into understanding that here's a circumstance where it's really great.
Here's a circumstance where social media or virtual interactions can really be helpful for people
But it will clarify our understanding of my prediction that generally, broadly speaking, it's not good.
That is something that I can almost guarantee has not been studied yet.
The interesting thing about social media is that it's so many things at once.
Like it's this big mosaic where, you know, you might see your friend's story and it's them at the carnival and you're like, wow, I'm happy for them.
You know, that makes me feel good.
And then right after that, it's like,
you know, drone footage of a bomb detonating, you know, and like people dying.
And it's like, whoa, that's horrible.
I can't believe I just saw that.
And then it's like a cat, you know, and it's just such a wild ride.
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