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AI companion apps are on track to generate $120M+ in revenue in 2025, and in H1 there were 60M downloads of this kind of app, up 88% YoY (techcrunch.com)
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Holy shit. And I thought I was alone.

Where the hell are we heading as humanity?

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[–] Glitchvid@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

We also typically think of these individuals as mature adults with some understanding of the world and social skills — but a lot of the people getting pulled in are kids and teenagers, which are particularly vulnerable for exactly the reason you elucidated.

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah. I mean, I don't want to police the internet, I get why this situation is darkly humorous to a lot of people.

But it's worth considering what you're laughing at and why, because the joke could soon be on you or someone you love.