Losing Human Users, Facebook Releasing Chatbots for Lonely to Talk To – Futurism

“Human, please! Share your experiences, thoughts, and emotions!”Lonely IslandMeta-formerly-Facebook, the Mark Zuckerberg-helmed social media company that continues to shout from the rooftops that its platforms are designed to “help people connect” and “bring people closer together,” is marching forward with an eyebrow-raising solution for reviving declining user numbers: introducing an array of AI-powered chatbots that users can talk to instead of their fellow humans.According to new reporting from The Wall Street Journal, which obtained internal documents about the bots — which reportedly feature distinct personalities ranging from “sassy” robot to misogynistic douchebag — are specifically geared toward capturing the attention of Meta’s younger crowd. Facebook has been struggling to keep up with the likes of TikTok, the favored app of Gez Z, and according to the documents reviewed by the WSJ, these AI-powered correspondents are a ploy to reclaim some of that lucrative youth attention.Fellow KidsThe concepts for the AI characters seem a bit all over the place.That sassy robot, dubbed “Bob,” was reportedly built in the likeness of Futurama’s Bender — an interesting choice for capturing the attention of today’s young people, considering that Bender was first introduced in 1999, but we digress.Another bot, Gavin, was said to be
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