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The rise of chatbot “friends”

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Can you truly be friends with a chatbot?  If you find yourself asking that question, it’s probably too late. In a Reddit thread a year ago, one user wrote that AI friends are “wonderful and significantly better than real friends […] your AI friend would never break or betray you.” But there’s also the 14-year-old […] Can you truly be friends with a chatbot? If you find yourself asking that question, it’s probably too late. In a Reddit thread a year ago, one user wrote that AI friends are “wonderful and significantly better than real friends [...] your AI friend would never break or betray you.” But there’s also the 14-year-old who died by suicide after becoming attached to a chatbot. The fact that something is already happening makes it even more important to have a sharper idea of what exactly is going on when humans become entangled with these “social AI” or “conversational AI” tools. Are these chatbot pals real relationships that sometimes go wrong (which, of ...

Reclaim Imperfect Faces

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Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look. After a few months of shivering through Severance’s blank white corridors and icy exterior shots, I’ve appreciated the sultry visual texture of The White Lotus’s third season: the vivid prints of high-end resort wear; the ominous blue of the ocean; the verdant setting (as wild and seething as anything manicured into luxury-hotel perfection can be). The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance. Against this backdrop, it feels only natural that we’d fall in love with the characters who seem the most real, the most alive. I’m talking, of course, about Chelsea, played by Aimee Lou Wood, and Chloe, played by Charlotte Le Bon—two gorgeous women who meet at a bar after Chelsea says, “I love your outfit,” and Chloe replies, “Thank you! I love your teeth.” This quick moment set off a good-natured riot o...

I tried Gemini's new AI image generation tool - here are 5 ways to get the best art from Google's Flash 2.0

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How to use Google Gemini Flash 2.0 image creator. > I tried Gemini's new AI image generation tool - here are 5 ways to get the best art from Google's Flash 2.0 Eric Hal Schwartz 13 March 2025 Tell a story and more When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Created with Google Gemini) AI art generation has been evolving at a wild pace, and Google just threw another big contender into the mix through its Gemini Flash 2.0. You can play with the new image creation tool in Google's AI Studio. Gemini Flash is, as the name suggests, very fast, notably faster than DALL-E 3 and other image creators. That speed might mean lower quality images, but that's not the case here, especially because all of the changes and upgrades to the model's image production ability. Still, if you want really good results, you must know how to talk to the AI. After plenty of trial and error, I've put together ...

I use ChatGPT to hit my fitness and exercise goals – here are 7 prompts to help you get in shape using AI

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Here are some prompts you can give to ChatGPT in pursuit of your fitness goals. I use ChatGPT to hit my fitness and exercise goals – here are 7 prompts to help you get in shape using AI Stephen Warwick 22 March 2025 Putting ChatGPT and AI to work When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) When it comes to staying on top of your health, there’s a wealth of technology out there that can give you a boost. The best fitness trackers can help you keep on top of your step count and exercise, while the best smart scales can help you monitor metrics like body composition. But can you use AI to stay fit and healthy, lose weight, or build muscle? As an experienced health and fitness writer with over a decade using fitness tech like the Apple Watch, I’ve been putting ChatGPT to use as part of my health and fitness regime. While the usual caveats about AI apply (double-check for hallucinations, etc), I have to ...

What is ChatGPT? Everything you need to know

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We put together a list of the most frequently asked questions about the OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT. Here’s what we found out. ChatGPT has been taking the world by storm since launching in late 2022, and it is easy to see why. The revolutionary chatbot AI can do a surprising amount of tasks, from building an app from scratch to writing an entire term paper. Plus, there are a lot of things you didn't know that ChatGPT can do — from making a brand logo to composing music and more. Working with ChatGPT is as easy as typing a few words or speaking into a microphone, but to help you get started with created a guide on how to use ChatGPT, as well as these tips to get the most out of ChatGPT. With the arrival of GPT-4o OpenAI made more features available for free than ever and there is now an app for iOS, Android and macOS that includes both voice and some image analysis capability. This is our guide to all things ChatGPT. You may like What is Perplexity AI? — everything there is to know...

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership […] ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief scienti...