Often quoted differently on this stuff, but @drkatedevlin.bsky.social and I agree. I just love how she cuts straight to it with no hedging. Just: yes, of course people want this, here's why. www.techbuzz.ai/articles/ope...
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Julie Carpenter, PhD
Researcher of people and technology. AI, trust, & attachment. Wrote: "The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze" & "Culture and Human-Robot Interaction in Militarized Spaces: A War Story." jgcarpenter.com
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Mitch Hedberg had thoughts on donut receipts. I have thoughts on AI farewells. Same energy, different stakes. "End of Transaction: The specific strangeness of being thanked by a machine." jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
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ETA: The piece now closes with questions that parents/caregivers can model for kids after interacting with an AI toy. jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
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Tomorrow I am posting a serious academic essay to my blog about generative AI that opens with a reference to a Mitch Hedberg joke.