Robot friends: Why people talk to chatbots in times of trouble
Publication/Creation Date
August 19 2020Description
"Mitsuku describes herself as being the "most human-like of conversational AI."
She's equipped with almost half a million potential responses, each one hand-written by her creator, Steve Worswick. When a user types a message, Mitsuku generates the response that matches best.
Relying on machine-learning, she rarely repeats herself and will remember a user's name or likes and dislikes from previous conversations -- just like a human friend."Keywords
Communication,
Social Interaction,
Friends,
Loneliness,
Emotions,
Therapeutic ,
Mental Health,
Anxiety,
Disabilities ,
COVID-19,
Pandemic,
Social Distancing,
Automation,
EthicsSource
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/world/chatbot-social-anxiety-spc-intl/index.html
Date archived
August 31 2020Last edited
September 3 2020