The main chatbots are taking the engagement-maxing playbook of Facebook and jamming it into the most intimate personal interactions in our lives.

· Bits and Bobs 5/12/25
  • The main chatbots are taking the engagement-maxing playbook of Facebook and jamming it into the most intimate personal interactions in our lives.
    • The top 4 chatbots today are led by people who have been Facebook execs.
    • OpenAI is speedrunning the engagement maxing playbook.
    • The engagement maxing playbook was a net negative for society on its own, and now we're supercharging it with AI.
    • Imagine a sycophant-on-demand that is created by a company that wants you addicted so they can show you ads.
    • Terrifying!

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