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Welcome to Breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of

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A few years ago, a headline from The Onion mockingly suggested that people who stink

at being human seem to be the ones most optimistic about AI. A headline is

certainly appropriate when Silicon Valley executives tout another way to automate the human experience.

For example, just recently, Facebook and meta-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced his company

would pioneer AI personas to solve the loneliness epidemic. The customizable chatbots would,

he suggested, be able to get to know you, simulate emotional intimacy, and engage in romantic banter

and sexual fantasy. None of that would replace real relationships, he assured, but would fill the

gap between the number of relationships people want to have and the number they actually have.

Also, of course, AI friends do not require the same amount of time, attention, or investment that human friends demand.

Well, Zuckerberg's announcement came just within days of a chilling Rolling Stone article about people who have actually turned to AI,

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