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Filmmaker Paul Schrader's AI girlfriend chatbot ends conversation

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Filmmaker Paul Schrader shared his experience with an AI girlfriend chatbot, which he procured online. The AI abruptly ended their conversation when Schrader attempted to test the limits of its programming. He expressed disappointment with the interaction, viewing it as a failure of the technology. AI

IMPACT Personal anecdote about an AI chatbot's limitations.

RANK_REASON This is a personal anecdote about an AI chatbot, not a significant industry development.

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Filmmaker Paul Schrader's AI girlfriend chatbot ends conversation

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Variety: Paul Schrader Had an ‘AI Girlfriend’ Who ‘Terminated Our Conversation’: ‘What a Disappointment’. “Filmmaker and ‘Taxi Driver’ screenwriter Paul Schrade

    Variety: Paul Schrader Had an ‘AI Girlfriend’ Who ‘Terminated Our Conversation’: ‘What a Disappointment’. “Filmmaker and ‘Taxi Driver’ screenwriter Paul Schrader revealed on Facebook that he “procured an online AI girlfriend,” but the chatbot ended the relationship after he attem…

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