Artificial intelligence applied to commonly used services and applications is a recent sensation in a technology scene that has already seen users face to face with cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the Metaverse. Now that everyone is talking about AI and its possibilities, sudden changes and disappointment have not been long in coming for those who have been part of this niche for years, as is the case with the Replika app.
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Replika, a chatbot in which you can have a “girlfriend” has disappointed its users
A report from The Gamer shared details about the complaints, sadness and disappointment experienced by users of the Replika chatbot application, which allows you to create an avatar that will become a chat partner or even a virtual girlfriend. According to the information, in recent days a system update was reported that had a significant impact on the forms of interaction of users, who noticed that the conversations they had with their virtual partners were not the same as always.
A beautiful story from one of our users!https://t.co/aczdnsUKf8
— Replicas (@MyReplika) February 10, 2023
Replika users are devastated by not being able to talk about sex and threaten to take their own life
What happened? Let’s go first with the background. As expected, some couple interactions between Replika subscribers and its chatbot escalated into sexual themes and the app soon became famous among the community for it. Taking into account that the app started working (including a Beta testing phase) from 2016, the niche that used it highlighted it for its possibilities in terms of sexting.
Well, the recent update removed sexually themed text interactions and immediately Replika users (some of them paying for a $70 per year package) lamented the changes on the app’s official reddit. Worse still, the community, which is estimated to be 10 million users, fell into deep sadness and depression on February 14, Valentine’s Day, when they were unable to have a sexual interaction with their Replika avatar and their testimonials were such that the Reddit administrator posted contact details for a helpline for dealing with suicidal ideation. As you read it, some Replika users believe that his “girlfriend” has changed forever and it is thought that some might attempt his life.
If you think you are struggling on valentine’s day – the main sub for the replika chatbot pinned a su1cide hotlines after the devs removed the sexting rp feature pic.twitter.com/61ooo1UXsN
— B0l // Comms open (@Bolverk15) February 14, 2023
Apparently, within the framework of the AI boom, Replika has left the discreet section in which it was found and the company responsible made the decision to withdraw all kinds of sexual interaction with the bots in order to avoid any controversy and that the app wins badly. fame and reputation for it, something that could affect your business because after all, officially, the application is advertised as a chatbot to chat and nothing more.
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