Tanya Mosley

You know, I know you've seen those memes where people say that chat GPT is their bestie. It's always telling them exactly what they want to hear. It's always on their side. And then there's the element of these chatbots kind of being in concert with selling you things. You give an example.

If you ask how vitamin C helps your skin and then ask about the best facial care routine, they will remember your interest in vitamin C and give you recommendations based on that. That seems kind of harmless, but are there more dangerous and more consequential examples? Like the article you wrote a few months ago about people falling in love with their chatbot.

If you ask how vitamin C helps your skin and then ask about the best facial care routine, they will remember your interest in vitamin C and give you recommendations based on that. That seems kind of harmless, but are there more dangerous and more consequential examples? Like the article you wrote a few months ago about people falling in love with their chatbot.

If you ask how vitamin C helps your skin and then ask about the best facial care routine, they will remember your interest in vitamin C and give you recommendations based on that. That seems kind of harmless, but are there more dangerous and more consequential examples? Like the article you wrote a few months ago about people falling in love with their chatbot.

Right. I mean, I would imagine this is something that mental health professionals are really worried about. Have you had a chance to talk with any of them? What have they said about this?

Right. I mean, I would imagine this is something that mental health professionals are really worried about. Have you had a chance to talk with any of them? What have they said about this?

Right. I mean, I would imagine this is something that mental health professionals are really worried about. Have you had a chance to talk with any of them? What have they said about this?

I mean, we're also in the midst of a loneliness epidemic that really has spanned over the last few years. And so I'm also wondering, does it really also translate for the person using it that they have a connection?

I mean, we're also in the midst of a loneliness epidemic that really has spanned over the last few years. And so I'm also wondering, does it really also translate for the person using it that they have a connection?

I mean, we're also in the midst of a loneliness epidemic that really has spanned over the last few years. And so I'm also wondering, does it really also translate for the person using it that they have a connection?

Have you kept up with the woman? She was 28 years old. She had fallen in love with Leo, what she named the chat GPT. Have you kept up with her?

Have you kept up with the woman? She was 28 years old. She had fallen in love with Leo, what she named the chat GPT. Have you kept up with her?

Have you kept up with the woman? She was 28 years old. She had fallen in love with Leo, what she named the chat GPT. Have you kept up with her?

Our guest today is Kashmir Hill, a tech reporter for The New York Times. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. Let's get into the experiment that you did on your own life back in November. So you allowed your life for a week to be controlled by generative AI, and you had it decide just about everything, your meals for the day, your schedule, your shopping list, what to wear.

Our guest today is Kashmir Hill, a tech reporter for The New York Times. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. Let's get into the experiment that you did on your own life back in November. So you allowed your life for a week to be controlled by generative AI, and you had it decide just about everything, your meals for the day, your schedule, your shopping list, what to wear.

Our guest today is Kashmir Hill, a tech reporter for The New York Times. We'll be right back after a short break. This is Fresh Air. Let's get into the experiment that you did on your own life back in November. So you allowed your life for a week to be controlled by generative AI, and you had it decide just about everything, your meals for the day, your schedule, your shopping list, what to wear.

Also, you uploaded your voice for the tool to clone, your likeness to create videos of you. And what was so interesting about this experiment to me, in addition to what you did, is that each of these AI tools you revealed has its own personality, and I'm putting that in air quotes. But how did those personalities show up when you inputted your requests?

Also, you uploaded your voice for the tool to clone, your likeness to create videos of you. And what was so interesting about this experiment to me, in addition to what you did, is that each of these AI tools you revealed has its own personality, and I'm putting that in air quotes. But how did those personalities show up when you inputted your requests?

Also, you uploaded your voice for the tool to clone, your likeness to create videos of you. And what was so interesting about this experiment to me, in addition to what you did, is that each of these AI tools you revealed has its own personality, and I'm putting that in air quotes. But how did those personalities show up when you inputted your requests?

I mean, what makes Claude special then? Because if it's saying no to that prompt, but all of the others are saying yes, what makes it stand apart in this field?