Rose Rimler
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Yeah, talking to the chatbot made people feel less lonely.
Was it better than talking to the stranger?
So it was about as effective as talking to a human stranger.
But it was better than watching YouTube, which didn't make a difference.
Do people think YouTube makes you less lonely?
Like, is it because you're watching a person?
Whether or not people think it makes you less lonely, surveys do find that people do turn to stuff like YouTube when they feel lonely.
YouTube, social media, podcasts.
Could chatbots be coming for us too, Rose?
So that means the AI robot rando was just as good as another rando on the internet that was human.
And Julian and his colleagues, they also wanted to look under the hood here a little bit.
So like, what was it about the bot that helped people feel less lonely?
So they also asked participants questions about how competent the bot seemed and also how empathetic it seemed.