We are already going through a period where many people feel that they do not meaningfully steer the technologies. I think one in ten people report that when they have an extended conversation with an AI chatbot, it is the chatbot controlling the direction of conversation. They feel out of control, which is very interesting considering that it has to wait for you to type the next sentence, but already people are feeling pulled by synthetic intimacy.

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