Will Artificial Intelligence Make Us Lonelier?

As AI becomes more advanced it promises to reduce human interactions

May 04, 2023

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The above image was created using Shutterstock’s AI image generating software. The AI was prompted to “Recreate Edward Hopper’s Office at Night featuring a boy sitting at a desk in front of a computer playing video games.”

It doesn’t garner headlines, but what concerns me most about artificial intelligence (AI) is the way it will likely reduce our desire to be around other human beings. I’m not alone in this. A new poll by the Pew Research Center found that a “lack of human connection” was the third most cited reason Americans are concerned about the growing presence of A…

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