That's a fair point I hadn't considered, the newer ones can keep "unique" dialogue going probably indefinitely while the older stuff would run out after a few days. I do think that is why the Chatroulette sites took off though in the '10s, because that was always unique.
So I think in this case the allure and draw isn't new, but the depths of how addicted you can get is now monumental instead of very low.
However, a lot of that isn't any different than the OF/egirl/parasocial streamer addiction a lot of kids are going through. The need for socialization, the infinite dopamine hits, and increasing withdrawal into needing the "perfect" hit instead of just whatever is on the table.
AI is just free, or close to it, compared to those avenues. It costs almost nothing to get my perfect AI waifu slobbing on my knob, compared to needing to pay 100s$ every time to get some e-hoe to fake doing so. Which is probably why AI is such a problem for teens, who have no money, versus adults, who will just go into debt for that addiction.
Not to downplay any of it, but I think its a forest for the trees thing where people will focus on the AI aspect of this, when its just a different flavor of the same problem.
That's a fair point I hadn't considered, the newer ones can keep "unique" dialogue going probably indefinitely while the older stuff would run out after a few days. I do think that is why the Chatroulette sites took off though in the '10s, because that was always unique.
So I think in this case the allure and draw isn't new, but the depths of how addicted you can get is now monumental instead of very low.
However, a lot of that isn't any different than the OF/egirl/parasocial streamer addiction a lot of kids are going through. The need for socialization, the infinite dopamine hits, and increasing withdrawal into needing the "perfect" hit instead of just whatever is on the table.
AI is just free, or close to it, compared to those avenues. It costs almost nothing to get my perfect AI waifu slobbing on my knob, compared to needing to pay 100s$ every time to get some e-hoe to fake doing so. Which is probably why AI is such a problem for teens, who have no money, versus adults, who will just go into debt for that addiction.
Not to downplay any of it, but I think its a forest for the trees thing where people will focus on the AI aspect of this, when its just a different flavor of the same problem.